Estadio Municipal Reina Sofia hosted a special game on Thursday night. Barcelona travelled to Salamanca to take on Unionistas in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, and the game was not easy by any measure.
Xavi’s men were made to dig deep for their win on the night as they fought an uphill battle to pioneer a comeback. Ferran Torres equalised late in the first half to neutralise Alvaro Gomez’s golazo before strikes from Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde capped off a comfortable 3-1 win for Barcelona.
The win takes the team to the last eight in the competition where they are joined by the likes of Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Girona, Athletic Club, Mallorca, and Celta Vigo. In any case, the coming rounds will present gruelling tests.
Barça Universal brings you three talking points from Unionistas de Salamanca 1-3 Barcelona.
Job done, team through
When Unionistas opened the scoring against Barcelona on Thursday, it appeared to be the beginning of many ends at the Catalan capital. Facing a third-division side and conceding first was embarrassing in itself, let alone giving them the confidence to push high for a second.
As has been the case on several occasions before, however, individual brilliance pulled Barcelona out of the muddy waters. None of their goals were convincing, at no point in the match did they appear to be dominating in the manner they should have.
Yet, the team pulled through to the quarterfinals and that is all that matters at the end of the day. Barcelona line to fight another day, albeit against a significantly stronger opposition in the next round.
Considering the ranking of the opposition the Blaugranas were faced with, the team were shaky in defence and struggled to control the midfield. The wingers made an impact out wide but the experiment with Marc Guiu as the starting No. 9 did not reap the expected rewards.
All in all, Xavi would have hoped for a more convincing win. At this point, however, he will take any win in any…
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Publish date : 2024-01-19 08:47:39
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