Barcelona, holders of the Spanish King's Cup, today became the first semi-finalists in this season's competition, winning (2-1) at Albacete, a second division club that had previously eliminated Real Madrid. Portuguese João Cancelo was in the starting eleven for the second time since his return. The foreigners' supremacy only materialized in a goal close to half-time, after an offensive recovery, with the Englishman Rashford passing the ball to the Dutchman De Jong, who lateraled more towards Yamal, and the latter, also from the first and unmarked in the area, shot in an arc. 1-0. Yamal unlocks the game in Albacete 🤷♂️#sporttvportugal #FUTEBOLnaSPORTTV #TaçadoKing #Albacete #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/WNOoKW6hhw — sport tv (@sporttvportugal) February 3, 2026 At the start of the second half, Ronald Araújo responded with an unstoppable header from a corner to make it 2-0. Jefté, who had been Albacete's hero in the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid, had two great opportunities to return the team to the qualifying round, but he missed the target. At 87, Javi Moreno headed for 2-1, encouraging the team for the final minutes, in which he saw full-back Gerard Martin save a ball almost on the line, after Ferran Torres had his third goal disallowed for offside. Gerard Martín prevented Albacete from equalizing in stoppage time 🥶Barcelona advances to the Copa del Rey semi-finals 👑#sporttvportugal #FUTEBOLnaSPORTTV #TaçadoKing #Albacete #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/nwPdaeEMgI — sport tv (@sporttvportugal) February 3, 2026 On Wednesday, challenges will be played between Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, as well as Alavés-Real Sociedad, with the quarter-final program being completed on Thursday, with the clash between Betis and Atlético de Madrid.