Barcelona Keeps Rival Real Madrid From Advancing BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona held off a spirited Real Madrid comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw on Wednesday that allowed it to advance to the Copa del Rey semifinals. Madrid, having lost the first leg, 2-1, dominated a frantic, up-tempo game full of penalty appeals and physical play early on. But Barcelona took a 2-0 lead into halftime on late first-half goals from the substitute Pedro Rodriguez and Daniel Alves. With Madrid needing at least three goals to advance, Cristiano Ronaldo started the rally with a 68th-minute score before the substitute Karim Benzema tied the match on an individual effort in the 73rd. But Barcelona once again came out on top of the traditional matchup, and Madrid Coach José Mourinho left the Camp Nou winless in nine visits. "We played a great team; this is a clasico, so you know right up to the end you're going to have to suffer and hold off your rival," said Alves, who scored with a scorching shot in the second half. They caused us a lot of problems by pressuring high, but we knew how to respond. Mourinho did not approach the return with the same defensive plan he used in the first leg. He opted to include Pepe in the lineup; Pepe, a defender, was jeered loudly with every touch after drawing widespread criticism for stamping on Lionel Messi's hand in the first leg. Mourinho had been criticized after that game, as his defensive tactics caused some to question his future with the club. Madrid was unlucky over the first half-hour as Mesut Özil hit the crossbar with a superb 30-meter effort, and Barcelona goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto made a number of point-blank stops on Gonzalo Higuaín. Andrés Iniesta was taken off with a leg injury and replaced by Pedro after 30 minutes. He ran wide on a counterattack as Messi drew three defenders before flicking a perfect pass over to Pedro, who slotted past Iker Casillas for the 43rd-minute score on Barcelona's first shot on goal. Lassana Diarra escaped a second booking for tackling Messi's just before the break, but Barcelona scored from the resulting free kick. Xavi Hernández's free kick was deflected into the path of Alves, who rifled a first-time shot from just outside the area into the top far corner past the outstretched Casillas. Madrid had a Sergio Ramos goal waved off in the 54th for a foul, but Ronaldo breathed life into the highly charged match by running onto Özil's through ball to round Pinto and score from a tight angle. Benzema, who had replaced Higuaín in the 62nd minute, then juggled a loose ball over Carles Puyol inside the area and controlled it with his hip before volleying in the equalizer to put Madrid one goal away from advancing. Both teams had a number of penalty appeals turned down throughout the match, and Madrid could not find a winner as Barcelona continued its recent domination of its top rival. Barcelona, the Spanish and European champion, will play either Valencia or Levante next, with Valencia ahead, 4-1, going into Thursday's return match. Earlier Wednesday, Athletic Bilbao beat Mallorca, 1-0, to reach the semifinals 3-0 on aggregate, where the third-tier club Mirandes awaits.