BARCELONA, Spain – Munir El Haddadi scored both goals as Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 yesterday to ease into the Copa del Rey’s quarter-finals with a 6-1 victory on aggregate.

Lionel Messi, two days after collecting his record fifth Ballon d’Or award, played El Haddadi through with a long pass to score Barcelona’s opener in the 32nd minute.

The 20-year-old El Haddadi netted his second with two minutes left.

“This is good for Munir, the fact that he participated in many facets today,” coach Luis Enrique said about the little-used forward. “He has a knack for scoring.”

After two ill-tempered derbies in the past two weeks- a 0-0 draw in the Spanish league before Barcelona’a 4-1 first-leg win that featured 20 yellow cards and two reds- the return match at RCDE Stadium was a tame affair, only brought to life by Messi.

“Today we saw a much calmer match, perhaps in part because the result was difficult to overcome, but this has been talked about too much,” Luis Enrique said yesterday.

While the defending champions moved on, so did last year’s finalist, Athletic Bilbao.

Bilbao got a first-half goal from Inaki Williams to win 1-0 at Villarreal and advance 4-2 on aggregate.

Celta Vigo finished off third-tier Cadiz 2-0 to advance with a 5-0 victory over two legs, while Las Palmas beat Eibar 3-2, matching the score from its first-leg victory.