Lionel Messi double lifts Barcelona past Espanyol in Copa del Rey – in pictures

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  Barcelona’s Brazilian defender Dani Alves jumps for the ball during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) round of 16 first leg football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 6, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ PAU BARRENA / AFP / PAU BARRENA

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  Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar celebrates after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) round of 16 first leg football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 6, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ PAU BARRENA / AFP / PAU BARRENA

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  Barcelona’s Luis Suarez celebrates a goal against Espanyol. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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  Barcelona’s Neymar (R) vies for the ball against Espanyol’s Pape Diop. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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  Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic (L) fights for the ball with goalkeeper Pau Lopez (R) of RCD Espanyol during their their Spanish King’s Cup first leg match round of 16th played at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 06 January 2016. EPA/ANDREU DALMAU

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  Barcelona’s defender Gerard Pique (L) celebrates with Argentinian striker Leo Messi (R) after scoring against RCD Espanyol during their their Spanish King’s Cup first leg match round of 16th played at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 25 January 2016. EPA/ALEJANDRO GARCIA

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  Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, reacts after scoring against Espanyol during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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  Pau Lopez of Espanyol celebrates after Felipe Caicedo of Espanyol scored the opening goal during the Copa del Rey Round of 16 first leg match between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at Camp Nou on January 6, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

In the second bad-tempered Catalan derby in four days, Barcelona came from behind in a 4-1 win over Espanyol in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Lionel Messi scored twice and then teed up Neymar for a stunning fourth to all but seal Barca's place in the quarter-finals ahead of the second leg on January 13.

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