Barcelona 7 Hercules 0: Arda Turan grabs hat-trick as Sevilla also run riot in Copa del Rey clash
Paco Alcacer grabs his first-ever goal for Catalan giants as Sevilla win 14-2 on aggregate thanks to double hat-trick
ARDA TURAN struck a hat-trick as Barcelona cruised to a 7-0 Copa del Rey win over minnows Hercules.
Having drawn the first leg 1-1, Barca were under huge pressure to perform in front of a baying Nou Camp crowd.
But Turan dashed Hercules’ dream of an upset with a brutal second-half treble, with Paco Alcacer scoring his first goal for the Catalans.
Rafinha, Lucas Digne, Aleix Vidal and Ivan Rakitic also got on the scoresheet as Lionel Messi was given a night off.
Meanwhile, Sevilla went a step further with a 9-1 over Formentera, making it a staggering 14-2 on aggregate.
Luciano Vietto helped himself to three goals as did Wissam Ben Yedder, with Pablo Sarabia grabbing a brace.
Elsewhere, Eibar ran out 5-2 aggregate winners over Sporting Gijon with a 3-1 victory on the night.
Deportivo beat Real Betis 3-1 to complete a 3-2 aggregate comeback, while Osasuna recovered from a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Granada with a 2-0 win.
Valencia also notched up a much-needed victory thanks to a Rodrigo brace, running out 2-1 winners against Leganes to make it 5-2 overall.