Ansu Fati: Barcelona Star Prevents Teammate Franck Kessie From Scoring Against Real Madrid

• A video shows how Ansu Fati saved Real Madrid from Barcelona teammate Franck Kessie's goal
• Kessie nearly made it 2-0 for Barcelona but Ansu Fati couldn't get out of the way
• Barcelona headed back to Catalonia with a 1-0 advantage in the tie after Eder Militao's own goal settled the tie

Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg encounter of their Copa del Rey semifinals, but it should have been 2-0.

Franck Kessie was denied what would have been Barcelona's second goal on the night after his own teammate Ansu Fati inadvertently diverted an on-target shot wide.

The Ivorian was earlier involved in Eder Militao's own goal that gave the Catalan giants the lead after the Brazilian defender deflected a rebound into his own net after 26 minutes.

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Kessie's low shot from 12 years inside the second half beat Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois but Fatu failed to jump out of the way.

In a video shared on social, the former AC Milan midfielder could not hide his frustration as he held his head in his hands.

Barcelona will host Real Madrid at the Camp Nou on April 5 in the second leg fixture of the Copa del Rey semifinal.

Barca fans hail Araujo

Meanwhile, Barcelona fans reckon Ronald Araujo once again 'pocketed' Vinicius Junior as the Real Madrid star fired blank against the Catalan giants.

The Uruguayan defender was one of the best performers as La Blaugrana pipped their arch-nemesis Real Madrid 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal clash on Thursday night.

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Araujo turned back the clock to deliver a commanding showing as he did a great job at right-back to neutralise the threat of the dangerous Vinicius Jr.

Depleted Barca stun Madrid

Eder Militao's own goal handed a depleted Barcelona a surprise 1-0 away victory over Real Madrid in a stormy Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Thursday, Sports Brief earlier reported.

The Catalans arrived on the back of two consecutive defeats and without an injured trio of key players including top scorer Robert Lewandowski, key midfielder Pedri and explosive winger Ousmane Dembele.

st week and a first ever loss against La Liga minnows Almeria, Madrid fans smelled blood, but left bitterly frustrated.