Thursday 29 January 2015 23:42, UK
Villarreal booked their place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 2-0 aggregate win over Getafe.
Gerard Moreno scored the only goal of the game on Wednesday night as Marcelino’s side repeated the 1-0 scoreline from the first leg to set up a meeting with Barcelona in the last four.
It’s the first time in the club’s history they have reached the semi-finals of the competition, and they travel to Camp Nou to take on the Catalan giants in the first leg on February 11.
The other two semi-final spots were also up for grabs on Wednesday night, with Athletic Bilbao seeing off Malaga 1-0 to take the aggregate victory after a goalless first leg.
Aritz Aduriz tapped home from six yards out to seal Athletic’s passage into the last four.
Ernesto Valverde’s men will take on Espanyol in the semi-final, after they held off a late charge from Sevilla to make it through.
Diogo scored a stunning strike in the final stages as the hosts looked to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg.
But the visitors held firm and face Bilbao in the last four in a fortnight.
