Barcelona averted an upset within the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, operating out 2-0 winners over CD Guadalajara of the Spanish third-tier to progress to the final 16.
Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford discovered the web within the final quarter of an hour because the competitors holders noticed off their decrease league opponents.
The Catalan membership, probably the most profitable facet within the historical past of the cup, are nonetheless on track for a thirty third triumph, having crushed Real Madrid in final season’s remaining.
Nevertheless, the duty was certainly not a simple one towards their semi-professional hosts.
Kick-off was delayed by half-hour to permit followers to securely enter Estadio Pedro Escartin. However straight from the off, the LaLiga facet predictably had the vast majority of possession towards their third-tier hosts.
However regardless of Barca’s dominance, the primary half ended goalless, with Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez each going near breaking the impasse.
Rashford then squandered a few good possibilities for Hansi Flick’s males earlier than Christensen finally breached the Guadalajara defence, heading dwelling from a nook with quarter-hour remaining.
It was a giant sigh of reduction for Barca followers. Fermin then had a objective disallowed earlier than Rashford sealed the win with simply 60 seconds of the 90 left to play, rounding the goalkeeper following a chic move from Yamal to wrap up the sport.
