Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in their Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg tie . French defender strikes 13 minutes from time as holders suffer defeat at home stadium . Cristiano Ronaldo had given Real the lead before Carles Puyol equalized . But just three minutes into the second half Barcelona pulled level as their captain Carles Puyol stooped to head a corner into the net . TL;DR Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and helped Barcelona to victory over Real Madrid on Saturday.
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in their Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg tie . French defender strikes 13 minutes from time as holders suffer defeat at home stadium . Cristiano Ronaldo had given Real the lead before Carles Puyol equalized . TL;DR Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and helped Barcelona to victory over Real Madrid on Saturday.