Forward Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes to lead an imperious Barcelona to a 5-0 rout of Valencia in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday.

Ferran Torres fired a first-half hat trick as Barcelona crushed Valencia 5-0 at the Mestalla, breezing into the Copa del Rey semifinals. Despite

Ferran Torres scored a hat trick in the first half hour to lead Barcelona to another rout of Valencia and a spot in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Torres scored in the third, 17th and 30th minutes in Barcelona’s 5-0 win at Valencia.