Valencia CF vs Real Madrid is often one of the standout games of each LaLiga season. The historic rivalry between the clubs from Spain's first and third-biggest cities has always been intense, as Los Che and Los Blancos always see this as a .
Sevilla beats Valencia to reach Copa del Rey quarterfinals
Luuk de Jong scored two first-half goals as Sevilla cruised to 3-0 win over Valencia on Wednesday, reaching the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey for the second time in three seasons.
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MADRID Lionel Messi returned from suspension to help Barcelona avoid an upset in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, scoring a goal and setting up another in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over second-division club Rayo Vallecano in the round of 16.
Messi, coming off a two-game suspension for hitting an opponent during the Spanish Super Cup final, scored an equalizer in the 69th minute and led the buildup to Frenkie de Jong s 80th-minute winner that put Barcelona into the last eight of the Copa for an 11th straight season.
La Liga roundup: Lionel Messi equals Pele’s 643 club goals record as Barca draw against Valencia AP
Barcelona: Lionel Messi has another individual scoring milestone, but he sure doesn’t have a team that looks like a champion.
Messi equalled Pelé’s all-time club scoring tally Saturday in a 2-2 draw with Valencia. His 643rd career goal for Barcelona since his 2004 debut matched Pelé’s tally for Santos from 1957-74.
Messi is Barcelona’s and the Spanish league’s all-time leading scorer.
In January 2018, he became the most prolific scorer among Europe’s top leagues when he reached 366 league goals, surpassing Gerd Mueller’s Bundesliga mark of 365. Messi had already surpassed Gerd Mueller’s single-year goal mark by scoring 86 times in 2012.