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.
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 . Milan beat Novara to progress into the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup .