How Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-0 in Clasico thanks to Benzema hat-trick to advance to Copa del Rey final

Real Madrid have beaten Barcelona 4-0 at the Camp Nou in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, advancing to the final by an aggregate score of 4-1 where they will face Osasuna.

Carlo Ancelotti's side looked second-best for the opening 45 minutes, but a stunning counter-attack capped off by a Vinicius Junior goal saw them level the tie in first-half injury time.

Karim Benzema took over in the second half, scoring the first hat-trick for a Real player at the Camp Nou since 1963 to seal his club's berth in the final on May 6.

Analysing Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid
The Athletic’s Dermot Corrigan, Tomás Hill López-Menchero and Mark Carey have analysed the key talking points from this wild match, including:

The Karim Benzema show
Madrid = knockout football experts
Camp Nou longs for Messi
More frustration for Lewandowski
A big win for Ancelotti, but is it enough?
Balde is bold, but Barca are blunt