Linares vs Barcelona 2021-22 Spanish Copa del Rey, Round of 32
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Barcelona survived an early scare as they fought back to secure a 2-1 win at third-tier side Linares Deportivo in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! Linares Deportivo 1, Barcelona 0. Hugo Díaz (Linares Deportivo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Carnicer with a cross.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Riqui Puig.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Ronald Araújo.
- 56': Substitution, Linares Deportivo. Migue Marín replaces Fran Carnicer.
- 56': Substitution, Linares Deportivo. Cristian Carracedo replaces Alejandro Meléndez.
- 58': Lolo Guerrero (Linares Deportivo) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Linares Deportivo 1, Barcelona 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza.
- 69': Goal! Linares Deportivo 1, Barcelona 2. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 70': Substitution, Linares Deportivo. Jon Etxaniz replaces Hugo Díaz.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Álvaro Sanz replaces Frenkie de Jong because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Linares Deportivo. Luis Castillo replaces Jon Etxaniz.
- 88': Substitution, Linares Deportivo. David Luna replaces Rubén Sanchidrián.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Linares Deportivo 1, Barcelona 2.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Linarejos
Location: Linares, Spain
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Linarejos
Location: Linares, Spain
Attendance: 10,000
Statistics
 BAR |
LDE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 81.3 | Possession | 18.7 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 739 | Accurate Passes | 101 |
| 820 | Passes | 178 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 11 | Clearances | 17 |
Linares Deportivo (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Brimah Razak (GK) |
| 5 | José Manuel Gómez |
| 15 | Lolo Guerrero  |
| 14 | Álvaro Barbosa |
| 18 | Daniel Perejón |
| 20 | Alejandro Meléndez |
| 8 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| 10 | Carnicer |
| 11 | Rubén Sanchidrián |
| 16 | Copete |
| 7 | Hugo Díaz |
Barcelona (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Neto (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 6 | Ricard Puig |
| 28 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 8 | Dani Alves |
| 29 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 37 | Ilias Akhomach |
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