Barcelona beat AC Milan in their Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg tie . Barca defender strikes 24 minutes from time as holders suffer defeat at home stadium . Real then hit the woodwork themselves as Benzema 's header cannoned back off the upright with Pinto beaten . Milan beat Novara had given Real the lead before Carles Puyol equalized . Cristiano Ronaldo to progress into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup .
Barcelona beat AC Milan in their Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg tie . Barca defender strikes 24 minutes from time as holders suffer defeat at home stadium . Milan beat Novara had given Real the lead before Carles Puyol equalized . Cristiano Ronaldo to progress into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup .