Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez shot Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Real Mallorca at Nou Camp yesterday in the first leg of the Spanish Cup semi-finals
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Barcelona's Thierry Henry (centre) vies for the ball with Mallorca's Josemi (right) during their Spanish Cup semi-final match at Nou Camp in Barcelona last night. pic/AFP |
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A header from Henry, who has scored 12 league goals for Pep Guardiola's men this season, from a Bojan Krkic cross past Mallorca's Argentinian keeper German Lux put Barcelona ahead in the 35th minute.
Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernandez and Samuel Eto'o were absent, though Cameroonian star Eto'o did come on briefly at the end of the match, while Andres Iniesta, Henry and Lionel Messi, who replaced Henry at half-time, played.
Barcelona, the runaway leaders in the Spanish League, doubled their score in the 73th minute through a superb freekick from Mexican Marquez (73).
On Wednesday, Sevilla beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 with an injury time winner in the other semi-final.
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