Matches between Real madrid are always emotive affairs and tonight’s Copa del Rey encounter was no different, marred only by the disgraceful behaviour of Pepe.
First he rolled around the floor clutching his face, without having been touched, in order to try and get a Barcelona player sent off and then he deliberately stamped on Messi’s hand after the Argentine had been brought tumbling unceremoniously to the ground.
Real Madrid opened the scoring in the first half with an excellent goal from Cristiano Ronaldo and it wasn’t until the second half that Barcelona equalised, Puyol heading in a corner kick.
In the 77th minute, Abidal gave Barcelona victory after latching on to a lob from Messi and slotting the ball past Casillas.