VALENCIA, Spain(AP) Valencia advanced to a meeting with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals after beating Levante 3-0 thanks to Pablo Piatti's double on Thursday for a 7-1 aggregate score.
Piatti set up Aritz Aduriz's 25th-minute opener and slotted home Valencia's second score five minutes later to put the series against its crosstown rival beyond doubt before halftime.
Levante played from the 72nd with 10 men after recent signing Oscar Serrano received his second booking for fouling Piatti, who then capped the victory in the 86th by drilling in a rebound.
Valencia will host Barcelona in the first leg of their matchup next week, while Athletic Bilbao visits third-tier Mirandes in the other semifinal.