After being scared in the first half, the Catalan club manages to turn around and open a good lead in the second half, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey
On the afternoon of this Thursday, the 18th, the Unionists of Salamanca received the Barcelonain a match valid for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. After an intense 90 minutes of the ball rolling on the Reina Sofia Football Fieldin the city of Salamancaat Spainthe Catalans won 3-1.
In the first few minutes, the home team showed that they would not make life easier for the visitors. It was at 35 minutes that Álvaro Gómez opened the scoring for the Spanish third division team. But, at 45, after a beautiful counterattack and a defensive hesitation, Ferran Torres drew for the Catalans. In the second stage, Jules Koundé turned to Barcelona, at 69, and Alejandro Balde expanded, in the 73rd minute.
Thus, with the result of the match, Barcelona advances to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, after a slight scare against the third division team. Now, the Catalan club is just waiting for the result between Madrid’s athletic It is Real Madrid to find out who you will face in the next phase. The other teams that passed were SevillaO Athletic BilbaoO MallorcaO Celta de VigoO Real Sociedad and the Girona.
Source: sportbuzz
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