Betis beat Rayo (1-2) in the first leg of the first semi-final of the Copa del Rey. The locals, with the morale of playing the first semifinal of the Cup in its history, came out plugged and in the 5th minute they had already advanced with a goal by Álvaro García. But the team led by Manuel Pellegrini was able to turn the local morning goal, with goals from Borja Iglesias in the 26th minute and William Carvalho in the 68th, which made possible the victory of the Andalusian team, which thus takes advantage to be in the final of the KO tournament. To do so, he will have to make good the 1-2 of the first leg in the duel that will be played at the Benito Villamarín on March 3. On the other hand, tonight (9:30 pm / Telecinco.) Athletic Club and Valencia will face each other in the other semifinal.