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Barcelona have made the Copa del Rey semi-finals for the seventh consecutive season and Jordi Alba has called out those who talk down the competition.

In the hat alongside Alaves, Celta Vigo, and Atletico Madrid, the Catalans are no doubt the favourites for a successful defence of their title after Real Madrid were dumped out on Wednesday night.

"Sometimes a team loses a Copa tie and suddenly the competition is downplayed," Alba told reporters following Barcelona's victory over Real Sociedad.

"It's not a good excuse to say that the Copa has no merit.

"As a Cule, I always want Real Madrid to lose."

Now just two games from the final, the ex-Valencia defender was asked about who he'd prefer to face in the upcoming double-header.

"Luis Enrique was Celta coach, it's normal if you ask me about that," he noted. "I would have like Valencia."