Barca edge Bilbao to reach Copa quarters

Lionel Messi produced another memorable free kick to ensure that Barcelona booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 3-1 second-leg victory over Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou this evening.

Barcelona looked to dominate from the outset and they might have opened the scoring early on as Luis Suarez scrambled clear of the visiting defence, before being thwarted by an interception from Aymeric Laporte.

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, the home side made good use of some early possession to assert their authority and they were unlucky to see a Suarez goal disallowed for offside, as Andres Iniesta and Neymar looked to have combined perfectly to release the forward, but for the linesman's flag.

Barca's dominance eventually . . .