Iran Press/ Europe: Both teams come into the game off the back of big wins at the weekend, with Barcelona beating Elche 4-0 on Saturday and Real Madrid thrashing Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday.
Los Blancos were trailing 1-0 from the first leg at the Bernabeu but silenced the Catalan home crowd on the stroke of halftime when Benzema cut the ball back for Vinicius Junior to stab in the opener via a deflection.
It arrived just seconds after Robert Lewandowski had a brilliant snapshot well saved by Thibaut Courtois as a fiery but low-key first-period burst into life right at the death.
Real moved up a gear following the restart and Benzema put the visitors ahead on aggregate in 50 minutes when he steered a lovely finish into the bottom corner from Luka Modric’s pass.
The French striker then doubled his tally for the evening with a cool spot-kick just shy of the hour after Franck Kessie had tripped Vinicius Jr.
Barca toiled throughout the second period and Benzema rubbed salt in their wounds when he dinked home his hat-trick to clinch a 4-1 success on aggregate nine minutes from time.
The result means Carlo Ancelotti’s side have qualified for their first Copa del Rey final since 2014 and will meet Osasuna in a showdown for the trophy on May 6.
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