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Villarreal held Barcelona to a 0-0 draw Thursday in the first leg of a Copa del Rey quarterfinal match.

Barcelona, a 24-time winner, dominated the second half but failed to finish several chances created by substitute Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.

Second-half goals from Mohammed Tchite and Euzebiusz Smolarek gave Racing Santander a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao earlier Thursday.

Lazio scored two quick goals and beat Fiorentina 2-1 in the first leg of the Italian Cup quarterfinals.

Aleksander Kolarov and Valon Behrami scored within a minute of each other to put Lazio up 2-0 by the 21st and Giampaolo Pazzini replied for Fiorentina in the 40th.

On Wednesday, 10-man Inter Milan and Juventus drew 2-2, 10-man AS Roma and Sampdoria drew 1-1 and Udinese beat Catania 3-2.