Valencia 1-1 Barcelona (Agg: 1-8): Gary Neville's side concede late equaliser as Barca extend unbeaten run

A youthful Barcelona side sealed their passage to the Copa del Rey final with a 1-1 draw at Valencia.

Gary Neville’s men also put out a rotated XI, but still took the lead through Alvaro Negredo’s first-half goal. Substitute Wilfrid Kaptoum equalised for Barca late on but by then the comprehensive aggregate victory was already certain.

The draw means that Luis Enrique’s Barcelona extended their unbeaten run to 29 games, beating the record of Pep Guardiola’s side from 2011. It will be a sixth Copa del Rey final in eight years and ninth semi-final in the last ten for Barcelona, who now must wait until tomorrow night for confirmation that Sevilla will be joining them.

The venue for the final is, as ever, a contentious subject with Real Madrid refusing to let the Bernabeu (the most logical location) be used to host.

More info: Mirror