Ferran Torres and Lamine end Racing’s resistance and put Barça in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey

Barça is already a staff for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey after eliminating a combative Racing that stood up and, at instances, got here to play one-on-one with the present champion. [Narración y estadísticas del partido].

Regardless of the objectives from Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal, the protagonists of the match had been Manex Lozano and Joan García. The ahead of the Cantabrian staff had the perfect likelihood to tie within the 94th minute, however as a substitute of passing the ball to Andrés Martín, who was utterly alone, he determined to shoot… on the physique of the Barça goalkeeper.

A key, decisive play that will have taken the sport to additional time and with a devoted fan base. Nonetheless, in soccer should you forgive you find yourself paying for it and from a potential 1-1 it went to a definitive 0-2.

As much as 4 objectives had been seen in El Sardinero, though solely two scored. They had been these of Ferran Torres -to unblock- and Lamine -to sentence- a match that regardless of the Barça dominance, the probabilities didn’t come and the sturdy protection of the Cantabrian staff sowed doubts within the visiting assault.

With none kind of rest and warned of what occurred on Wednesday evening on the Carlos Belmonte with the elimination of Actual Madrid, the azulgranas performed a really severe sport, which they learn completely regardless of the problem of discovering the final go in assault.

Assault in opposition to protection

With almost 22,000 spectators within the stands, Barça prevented in any respect prices the Second Division chief from reaching Joan García’s purpose at risk, which might have unleashed the Sardinero gale. Even so, he discovered a staff in Racing that performed him head to head.

José Alberto’s males tried to place the Blaugranas in hassle via their verticality and with two defensive traces very shut collectively, they achieved crucial factor: to not undergo the offensives of the present champion.

Nonetheless, just one shot from Guliashvili saved Joan García on alert, who along with as soon as once more profitable the sport in opposition to Szczesny and Ter Stegen, had a really peaceable sport from his purpose.

Hansi Flick’s males had been the masters of the ball, which they monopolized till that they had possession knowledge of 81%, however the staff lacked readability in the previous few meters.

In truth, Ezkieta, the Racinguista goalkeeper, barely appeared in a primary half the place probabilities had been conspicuous by their absence. Accustomed to carrying the burden of matches within the Second Division, the Cantabrian staff placed on their overalls and managed to sow doubts in a rival staff that, within the second half, needed to convey out all its artillery.

The previous guard sentences

The affiliation Lamine-Kounde It’s the one which created essentially the most hazard, however repeatedly Barça didn’t discover the final go, so the sport continued to mature, conscious that because the minutes handed, Racing’s bodily put on and tear within the first half would find yourself taking its toll.

Flick raised his guess and Fermín López’s entry onto the pitch utterly modified a match that was already being a really troublesome siege for Racing to maintain. The Blaugranas stepped on the accelerator, gathered inside and in a matter of minutes dismantled the complete defensive community of José Alberto’s staff.

The little work that Ezkieta had within the first 45 minutes was a mirage of what was going to occur within the second half. Moreover, in protection they handed little or no hassle as a result of he managed to shut all of the roads to the open subject and Racing was left with no choices for a counterattack.

The Catalans opened the scoring however, within the sixty fifth minute, they had been in a position, for the primary time within the match, to counterattack and Fermín served an excellent ball into area to Ferrán Torres, who didn’t get nervous within the one-on-one matchup with Ezkieta, whom he dribbled and scored at will.

Racing grew after the culé purpose and started to handle to hyperlink extra passes on the attacking entrance, though Barcelona additionally appeared to be comfy enjoying on the counterattack.

A lot in order that, with twelve minutes remaining, and after an excellent go from Lamine Yamal, first Fermín after which the not too long ago launched Lewandowski had been capable of put the sport to mattress, though Ezkieta prevented it with each saves.

Racing managed to tie the match on two events, though on each events, first Manex Lozano, who scored each objectives, after which Íñigo Vicente had been in an unlawful place.

José Alberto’s staff had a transparent likelihood to equalize in added time, with a two for one by Manex Lozano and Andrés Martín in opposition to Joan García, though the ahead on mortgage from Athletic Membership determined to take an opportunity and failed to attain.

Within the subsequent play, Lamine Yamal, with a go from Raphinha, sealed the match with the ultimate 0-2 that licensed Barcelona’s place within the quarterfinals.

Technical particulars of the match:

Actual Racing Membership: Ezkieta; Mantilla, Manu Hernando, Javi Castro, Mario García (Íñigo Vicente, min. 71); Íñigo Sainz-Maza (Andrés Martín, min. 77), Aldasoro (Damián Rodríguez, min. 60); Suleiman, Maguette, Guliashvili (Sangalli, min. 60); y Arana (Manex Lozano, min. 45).

FC Barcelona: Joan García; Koundé, Cubarsi, Gerard Martín, Balde; Bernal (Fermín, min. 58), Casadó (Eric García, min. 84); Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo (Pedri, min. 66), Rashford (Raphinha, min. 66); y Ferrán (Lewandowski, min. 66).

Objectives: 0-1, Ferrán, min. 65; 0-2, Lamine Yamal, min. 95.

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcian faculty). He cautioned the locals Mario García (min.28), Damián Rodríguez (min.71), Íñigo Vicente (min.83) and Sangalli (min.89) and the customer Fermín (min.73) with a yellow card.

Incidents: Match similar to the spherical of 16 of the Copa del Rey held on the El Sardinero Sports activities Fields in entrance of twenty-two,481 spectators.