Barbastro 0-4 Barcelona: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Robert Lewandowski hits a brace

Barcelona eased their mode into the last-16 signifier of the Copa del Rey connected Saturday evening courtesy of a 4-0 occurrence implicit fourth-tier outfit Barbastro astatine Estadio Municipal de Deportes de Barbastro.

Eric Garcia headed Barcelona up successful the 21st infinitesimal of the contest, earlier Robert Lewandowski guided a heavy escaped footwear from Pablo Torre into the backmost of the nett to treble the distant side's vantage 10 minutes later.

Lewandowski scored again aboriginal successful the 2nd play to enactment the crippled beyond Barbastro, who conceded a 4th soon aft erstwhile Torre intercepted a walk from the location side's goalkeeper Arnau Fabrega earlier finishing into the backmost of the net.

Hansi Flick's broadside person precocious to the last 16 of the tourney that they person won connected 31 occasions, and they are surely among the favourites to triumph successful the 2024-25 competition.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

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Barcelona caput manager Flick, arsenic expected, made changes to his accustomed broadside for this contest, including a debut for Wojciech Szczesny, but it was inactive a precise beardown outfit, and 1 that was ne'er going to walk up the accidental to beforehand successful the competition.

Lewandowski led the enactment and was connected the scoresheet successful a beardown first-half show from Barcelona, who had 80% of the shot and managed 10 shots during a ascendant opening 45 minutes of action.

It would person been 1 of the biggest shocks successful the past of the contention if Barcelona had mislaid this match, but successful truth, their progression was ne'er successful doubt, with Barbastro, for each of their effort and desire, incapable to upset the Catalan giants.

Torre made the biggest content of the Barcelona players who were fixed opportunities to people their mark, with the midfielder coming up with a extremity and 2 assists successful a ascendant performance.

BARBASTRO VS. BARCELONA HIGHLIGHTS

21st min: Barbastro 0-1 Barcelona (Eric Garcia)

Barcelona marque the breakthrough successful the 21st infinitesimal of the contest, arsenic Garcia heads into the backmost of the nett from wrong the container aft chap defender Ronald Araujo had guided the shot backmost into a unsafe area.

31st min: Barbastro 0-2 Barcelona (Robert Lewandowski)

Lewandowski doubles Barcelona's pb successful the 31st infinitesimal of the contest, arsenic the striker heads a heavy escaped footwear from Torre into the backmost of the net; Barbastro volition beryllium precise disappointed to person conceded from 2 headers here.

47th min: Barbastro 0-3 Barcelona (Robert Lewandowski)

Lewandowski has his 2nd of the match, with the experienced guardant slotting a walk from Torre into the backmost of the net; Torre has been fantabulous for the Catalan giants successful this contest.

56th min: Barbastro 0-4 Barcelona (Pablo Torre)

Barcelona person their 4th of the lucifer successful the 56th minute, with Torre intercepting a walk from the location side's goalkeeper earlier finishing into the backmost of the nett from adjacent range.

MAN OF THE MATCH - PABLO TORRE

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Torre has not played successful La Liga since the extremity of November, with the midfielder being overlooked by Flick, but helium reminded his manager of his prime with an fantabulous show successful the Copa del Rey fixture.

The 21-year-old provided 2 assists courtesy of 2 fantabulous balls, portion helium netted himself successful the 56th minute, and helium was exceptional passim the contest, with Barbastro simply incapable to get adjacent to the Spaniard, who volition beryllium hoping for much enactment successful the coming weeks.

BARBASTRO VS. BARCELONA MATCH STATS

Possession: Barbastro 24%-76% Barcelona
Shots: Barbastro 2-19 Barcelona
Shots connected target: Barbastro 1-9 Barcelona
Corners: Barbastro 1-8 Barcelona
Fouls: Barbastro 16-7 Barcelona

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WHAT NEXT?

Barcelona's attraction volition present power to the Spanish Super Cup, arsenic they hole to caput to Saudi Arabia to instrumentality portion successful the competition, with Athletic Bilbao their opponents successful the semi-final connected January 8, up of a imaginable last against either Real Madrid oregon Mallorca.

Barbastro, meanwhile, volition beryllium aiming to instrumentality to winning ways erstwhile they proceed their Segunda Division RFEF run with a clash against Tudelano connected January 12.

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