Barça sought to forget for a moment about the non-registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Cubarsí, at least for a moment and what better way to do it than with an abundant victory and so it was. Hansi Flick’s men beat Barbastro 0-4 in a match in which they were comfortable at all times and in which the rival team generated almost no chances. With the victory, the culés enter the round of 16 of the cup competition and are already thinking about the Super Cup against Athletic next Wednesday.
First Eric García (21′) and then Lewandowski (31′) They were in charge of putting Barça ahead in the first half of the match, both with a header.
Barbastro-Barcelona is becoming a classic cup match after both teams met again this January 4 in the round of 32 match of the competition. After the scare of the year last, in which the culés won, yes, by 2-3, The Blaugrana team did not want to be in any kind of trouble in the match.
Hansi Flick opted to put Szczesny as goalkeeper, who was making his debut, and to return Araujo to the starting eleven. With the great absences of their wingers, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha; those in charge of Leading the attack were going to be Lewandowski and Koundé.
The preview of the match was marked by the great atmosphere of the Barbastro fans, yes, with chants related to the non-registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. “Where is Dani Olmo…?” was heard before the game. In fact, Laporta did not attend the board lunch or the rest of the protocol events related to the meeting. Although later he could be seen in the match box.
Already on the field of play, from the beginning Flick’s team dominated the ball, although Barbastro held on because they were very closed in defense with the aim of suffering as little as possible, but that was not the case. A cross from De Jong, who touched Araujo and then finished with a header, García would open the scoring.
A few minutes later, in a similar action, Lewandowski continued, who would finish with a header to score the second. Barça dominated and generated against a Barbastro team that barely had any chances. And so on until the break in which Gavi came on for Pedri.
As soon as the second half began, Lewandowski took advantage of a great pass from Pablo Torre and scored a double and the third of the game.
Shortly after, a clash of heads between Íñigo Martínez and Jaime Ara left Municipal de Barbastro silent, especially after the Barbastro player left the field of play on a stretcher. The player is conscious and was taken to the nearest hospital where the relevant tests are being performed.
The final 0-4 would come after a failure on the part of Barbastro when it came to getting the ball from behind that Pablo Torre took the opportunity to close the match and with it the pass to the second round.
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