TOP DOG Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) vies with Espanyol’s French defender Michael Ciani (left) during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) round of 16 second leg football match RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona at Cornella-El Prat stadium in Cornella near Barcelona, on Thursday. AFP PHOTO
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Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) vies with Espanyol’s French defender Michael Ciani (left) during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) round of 16 second leg football match RCD Espanyol vs FC Barcelona at Cornella-El Prat stadium in Cornella near Barcelona, on Thursday. AFP PHOTO

BARCELONA: Barcelona ended a three-game series of bad-tempered derbies against Espanyol on top by sealing their place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals 6-1 on aggregate courtesy of a 2-0 win at Cornella-El Prat on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

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