Barcelona picked up the tempo within the second half to beat third-division membership Unionistas 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Will probably be the second straight last-eight look for the Catalan membership, which arrived beneath stress after dropping the Spanish Tremendous Cup remaining to Real Madrid on Sunday.
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After being held 1-1 at half-time, Barcelona improved within the second half to safe the victory with objectives by Jules Koundé and Alejandro Balde.
The hosts had taken the lead with an attractive one-timer by Álvaro Gómez within the thirty first minute earlier than Ferran Torres equalised for Barcelona on a breakaway within the forty fifth. Koundé scored with a long-range shot within the 69th and Balde sealed the victory with a strike from a good angle within the 73rd.
“After a troublesome loss within the Tremendous Cup we wanted to rebound,” Koundé mentioned. “It wasn’t simple, they’ve group and had been very motivated.”
Unionistas had a number of possibilities to maneuver nearer towards the tip, however Barcelona goalkeeper Iñaki Peña made some good saves to take care of the snug lead on the 5,000-capacity Reina Sofia Stadium.
Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsí, 16, made his first-team debut by coming into the match after half-time to switch Andreas Christensen.
Barcelona are in search of their first Copa title since 2021, after being eradicated by Madrid in final 12 months’s semifinals. The Catalan membership is the Copa’s most profitable group with 31 titles.
Unionistas had eradicated Villarreal on penalties within the earlier spherical. Their greatest Copa marketing campaign thus far had been a round-of-32 look in 2020, after they misplaced to Actual Madrid.
Girona, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad reached the quarterfinals on Wednesday, whereas Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca superior on Tuesday.
The draw for the quarterfinals might be on Friday. The one-elimination video games might be performed subsequent week.