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Valverde: Second half was good, but we must improve

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde praised the response of his players in the second of half of their 3-0 Copa del Rey semi final win over Real Madrid, but insisted there is still room for improvement.

With Real Madrid leading on away goals after a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp, Barcelona were facing a potential exit after failing to score in the first half of the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

Two second half goals from Luis Suarez, and an own goal from Raphael Varane, sealed their progress, but Valverde was not completely happy in his post match interview.

"In the first half we were not good enough, our rhythm and tempo were not high enough.

"In the second half we were much more accurate and decisive in our play.

"We are happy to go through to another final, but we know we have things to improve on."

Suarez made the key difference after the break, with his sixth and seventh goals in his last eight El Clasico appearances, and Valverde reiterated his faith in the Uruguayan international.

"Luis' stats are incredible and we know that he is always there for us."

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