Benzema bulldozers Barca's Copa hopes

French star's stunning treble inspires Madrid to semifinal rout

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona entered the final "Clasico" of the season with a chance of earning a fourth straight win against Real Madrid in the same season for the first time.

But when it was all over, it had endured one of its worst ever home losses to its archrival.

With another hat-trick by Karim Benzema, Madrid overturned Barcelona's advantage in the Copa del Rey semifinals with a resounding 4-0 win at Camp Nou to reach the final for the first time in nearly a decade.