Gerard Pique was replaced by Yerry Mina in the 83rd minute of the game at Mestalla.
Barcelona face a defensive crisis for the upcoming La Liga clash with Getafe on Sunday (11 February) after manager Ernesto Valverde admitted that he had to take off Gerard Pique during the 2-0 Copa del Rey win over Valencia on Thursday (8 February) due to the Spaniard's ongoing knee problem.
Pique was a major doubt going into the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Mestalla after he picked up a knee injury during the weekend's 1-1 draw against Espanyol.
Initial reports from AS on Monday (5 February) claimed that Barcelona fear that the Spain international could be on the sidelines for up to a month and could consequently miss the decisive trip to Valencia as well as the Champions League first leg last 16 trip to Chelsea on 20 February.
However, a second scan was much more positive and Valverde decided to risk his centre-back at Valencia with Barcelona looking to book a place in the Copa del Rey final for the fifth consecutive campaign.
Pique started in the heart of the back-line alongside Samuel Umtiti and was able to help his side to reach the final with a 3-0 victory on the aggregate thanks to goals from Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic.
But his participation in the upcoming game against Getafe after he had to be replaced by January signing Yerry Mina in the 83th minute of the game.

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