Copa del Rey matchup

Strong finish at home!

As part of the second leg in the Spanish Cup competition, FC Barcelona faced Cultural Leonesa at home to decide who was going to advance to the next round. Barcelona won the first game 1-0 and the Camp Nou was the perfect place to make a great performance and advance to the next round. Cultural Leonesa seemed to want to win the game in the first minutes because they were pushing up the field making Barcelona to defend themselves in their own half. 

The home team wasn’t finding the right passes to the right players on the field. Ernesto Valverde gave rest to some of his starter players to give the chance to others who don’t get as much minutes in the Liga. Anyways, the breakthrough in the game was going to be made by Munir in the 18^thminute of the game with a sensational kick inside the box. He was showing the coach that he can also score goals when the team needs it or when Suarez isn’t playing.

Another player that had a phenomenal performance was Denis Suarez. He scored two goals and made an assist in the game. He doesn’t get much minutes in the local competition because Barcelona has a lot of midfielders and Suarez doesn’t completely convince Valverde that he can be a starter player. The other goal was scored by Malcom in the 43^rdminute of the game. He left the pitch with a knee injury and would miss the next couple of games for Barcelona. A clean sheet at home wasn’t going to be possible because Cultural Leonesa found the breakthrough in the second half in a goal scored by Josep Sene. 

A 4-1 victory at home that gives Barcelona the pass to the next round In the Spanish Cup or Copa del Rey. 

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