The team shows their support for Eric Abidal prior to their two goal won over Sevilla. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / CRISTINA QUICLER)

Barcelona kept the pressure on league leaders Real Madrid with an impressive 2-0 victory over Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday night, closing the gap at the top of the Primera Division standings to eight points.

MADRID, Spain — Real Madrid will face arch rivals Barcelona in a mouthwatering Kings Cup final after Jose Mourinho's Madrid side defeated holders Sevilla 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach their first final since 2004. Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor scored his first Real goal deep in stoppage time to add to an [.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are on a collision course in the Copa del Rey as they both won the first leg of their semifinals tonight. Real Madrid beat holders Sevilla 1-0 while Barcelona rolled over Almeria 5-0.

The hero once for Madrid again was Karim Benzema, who answered his critics with a valuable away goal in the 17th minute.

BARCELONA, Spain — Karim Benzema led Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Sevilla before Barcelona rolled over Almeria 5-0 in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Benzema, the much-questioned France striker, answered his critics with a valuable away goal in the 17th minute of the first-leg match at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.