FC Barcelona may have been disappointed to have conceded a late goal in Wednesday’s 2-1 quarter-final first-leg win over Athletic Club, but the scoreline should provide optimism for the blaugrana faithful. That is because every time the Catalans have won by that result in the first-leg of a Copa del Rey match away from home, they have always gone on to secure qualification to the next round.
Here is a look at the 13 previous occasions where Barça have qualified with a 2-1 away win in hand from the first leg:
| YEAR |
OPPONENT |
ROUND |
1st LEG RESULT |
2nd LEG RESULT |
| 1934 |
Real Madrid |
Quarter-finals |
1 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
| 1935 |
Sporting Gijón |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
5 - 2 |
| 1942 |
Sevilla |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
3 - 0 |
| 1942 |
Valencia |
Semi-finals |
1 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
| 1951 |
Sevilla |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
3 - 0 |
| 1956 |
Hèrcules |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
| 1964 |
Córdoba |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
4 - 2 |
| 1975 |
Sant Andreu |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
| 1981 |
Lleida |
Second preliminary |
1 - 2 |
5 - 1 |
| 1986 |
Atletico Madrid |
Quarter-finals |
1 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
| 2000 |
Ourense |
Last 16 |
1 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
| 2001 |
Espanyol |
Quarter-finals |
1 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
| 2007 |
Badalona |
Round of 32 |
1 - 2 |
4 - 0 |
| 2012 |
Real Madrid |
Quarter-finals |
1 - 2 |
2 - 2 |
