Barcelona, January 16:

Barcelona ended Sevilla’s reign as Copa del Rey holders here on Tuesday as a dull 0-0 draw was sufficient to see the Catalan giants through in their last 16 second leg clash.

Barcelona progressed thanks to the away goal rule as the first leg had finished 1-1. It was the hosts who came closest to scoring in the first-half as first Thierry Henry shot over the bar in the 32nd minute and then two minutes later another former Premiership player Eidur Gudjohnsen had his shot stopped twice by the Sevilla goalkeeper.

FA Cup

LONDON: Steven Gerrard’s hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday. Ryan Babel and Sami Hyypia also scored at Anfield.

Liverpool’s stars ran riot in the second half. The breakthrough arrived in first half stoppage time when Fernando Torres fed Babel and the Dutch winger’s low shot arrowed home. Gerrard scored from close range in the 52nd minute before Hyypia glanced in a header five minutes later.

A 64th minute strike from Gerrard made it 4-0 and the England midfielder

completed his first hat-trick for over two years in the 72nd minute.

Robbie Keane’s 99th goal for Tottenham gave his side a 1-0 win at Reading. Keane struck in the first half to earn a trip to Manchester United.