Barcelona avoid paying Copa del Rey penalty as Atletico extend LaLiga lead

Barcelona were taken to extra-time in the Copa del Rey before squeezing through (Joan Monfort/AP)

Barcelona needed extra-time to squeeze past third tier Cornella and avoid the possibility of becoming the second Spanish superpower to be knocked out of the Copa Del Rey in successive days.

With rivals Real Madrid crashing out to lower-league opponents 24 hours earlier, Barca missed two penalties in normal time before sealing their progression into the round of 16 with a 2-0 victory.