Spanish Cup Match

Win, win, win!

As part of the round of 32 in the Spanish Cup, FC Barcelona had to travel the northwest in Spain to take on the second division team Cultural Leonesa. For this match, Ernesto Valverde rested most of the first team to give other players in the bench playing time as well as some players from the second team. Players like Jorge Cuenca, Chumi, and Miranda made their debut with the first team. Valverde is known to be a coach that likes to give the opportunity to young players for their development.

In terms of the match, the team that Valverde put into the pitch was a combination of young players with players that don’t have much playing time. As a result, it was reflected in the pitch and in the overall score. The team couldn’t finish the plays they created, and they weren’t finding chemistry between them. The inexperienced team couldn’t find their style of playing because they don’t usually play together.

The final score of the game was 1-0 with a header in the 90^th minute of the game. Defender Clement Lenglet connected the ball after a free-kick center from Ousmane Dembele in the last minute of the game. Although Barcelona got the victory, the team didn’t play as they normally do. Since it’s a two-leg matchup, the second leg will be played on December 5^th at the Camp Nou. FC Barcelona is supposed to advance to the next round without complications at home. 

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