Barcelona left it late to set a new club record unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw at Valencia, which saw them into the Copa del Rey final with an 8-1 aggregate victory.
Defending champions Barca subjected Gary Neville s men to a humiliating drubbing last week, with Luis Suarez scoring four and Lionel Messi netting a hat-trick.
Only five players remained from the 22 who took to the field at Camp Nou and the match had the feel of a dead rubber – not even the most committed Valencia fan could argue with any great conviction that their side would turn this tie around.
And the hosts efforts amounted to a single Alvaro Negredo strike before half-time, although their attacking endeavour arguably merited more.
There were plenty of positives for Neville, who is yet t…