Match Report

Barcelona survive Copa scare by giant-killers Albacete

Barcelona reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, but only after making hard work of beating giantkillers Albacete 2-1.

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Highlights

01:15 Barcelona avoids upset and advances vs. Albacete Watch on ESPN 01:13 Lamine Yamal's lovely finish makes it 1-0 Barcelona Watch on ESPN 00:10 Raúl Lizoain makes a great save Watch on ESPN 01:02 Ronald Araújo doubles Barcelona's lead with header Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

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Timeline

1. 15' João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
2. 25' Daniel Bernabéu (Albacete) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3. 32' Substitution, Albacete. Jesús Vallejo replaces Carlos Neva because of an injury.
4. 39' Goal! Albacete 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
5. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces João Cancelo.
6. 56' Goal! Albacete 0, Barcelona 2. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
7. 60' Substitution, Albacete. Jonathan Gómez replaces Daniel Bernabéu.
8. 61' Substitution, Albacete. Jefté Betancor replaces Ale Meléndez.
9. 66' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Marcus Rashford.
10. 66' Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Marc Bernal.
11. 66' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
12. 73' Substitution, Albacete. Fran Gámez replaces Lorenzo Aguado.
13. 73' Substitution, Albacete. José Carlos Lazo replaces Capi.
14. 78' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Ronald Araujo.
15. 87' Goal! Albacete 1, Barcelona 2. Javi Moreno (Albacete) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Carlos Lazo with a cross following a set piece situation.