Barcelona's Lionel Messi, second left, runs with the ball past Atletico Madrid defenders during a Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Messi scored once in Barcelona's 2-1 victory. (AP)
Full time: Barcelona 3- 0 Athletic Bilbao
Scorers: Alcacer 18, Messi 40, Vidal 66
Yellow cards:
Pique 22 / Iturraspe 27, Marcos 34, Laporte 71
Lineups:
Barcelona: Marc Andre Ter-Stegen - Alex Vidal, Gerard Pique (Mascherano 46), Samuel Umtiti, Jeremy Mathieu - Rafinha (Rakitic 54), Andre Gomes, Arda Turan - Lionel Messi (Roberto 62), Alcacer, Neymar.
Athletic Bilbao: Gorka Iraizoz Moreno - Oscar de Marcos, Yeray Alvarez, Aymeric Laporte, Mikel Balenziaga - Ander Iturraspe, Mikel San Jose (Etxebarria 60), Inogo Lekue (Aduriz 52), Raul Garcia (Eraso 74), Iker Muniain - Inaki Williams.
Venue: Camp Nou (Barcelona)
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