As the Round of 16 matches continue in the Copa del Rey, La Liga leader and current tournament winner, Barcelona, has confidently taken their next step. The Catalan club, despite a tough environment and pressure, secured the victory with two goals on their way to Segunda División leaders Racing.
In the first half of the match, Racing struggled fiercely at home, appeared active in attacks, and tried to restrict Barcelona's movements. However, thanks to their experience, ball control culture, and correct decisions, the Blaugrana finally made their final decision.
The decisive moment came in the 66th minute: Ferran Torres opened the scoring, putting the visitors ahead. This goal changed the atmosphere of the game - Racing opened up more, while Barcelona became even more dangerous in counter-attacks. In stoppage time, Lamin Yamal sealed the victory: a goal in the 90+6th minute officially secured the Catalan side's victory.
Spanish Cup. 1/8 finals. January 15
Racing - Barcelona 0:2
Goals: Torres (66), Yamal (90+6).
Racing: Eskieta, M. Garcia (Vicente, 72), Mantilla, Maza (Martin, 77), Aldasoro, Gomez (Lozano, 46), Gueye, Gulyashvili (Sangali, 60), Kamara, Urdin, Manu.
Barcelona: H. Garcia, Martin, Balde, Bernal (Fermin, 58'), Casado (E. Garcia, 84'), Cubarsi, Kounde, Yamal, Olmo (Pedri, 68'), Rashford (Rafinha, 67'), Torres (Levandowski, 68').
Yellow cards: M. Garcia (29), Rodriguez (71), Fermin (73), Vicente (84), Sangali (89).
In another match of the day, Valencia also performed well. At Burgos, the visitors won 2-0 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
"Burgos" - "Valencia" 0:2
Goals: Rubo (10), Sadiq (50).
Thus, all the quarterfinalists in the Copa del Rey have been determined. The list of teams continuing to compete for the trophy is as follows: Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Albacete, Betis, Real Sociedad, Alaves, Valencia, and Barcelona.
In short, the Cup will now heat up: after this stage, the concept of an "easy opponent" will almost disappear. Barcelona, however, acts as a favorite, delivering the right punches where needed - championship contenders are known for such victories.
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