Spanish Copa del Rey

FT Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Barcelona WWLWW 2
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Rayo Vallecano WWWWL 1
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi returns to lead Barcelona past Rayo Vallecano in Copa del Rey

Barcelona needed a second-half comeback to beat Rayo Vallecano in the Copa del Rey round of 16 and advance to the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
24
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
69.9
Possession
30.1
14
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
520
Accurate Passes
162
620
Passes
261
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
1
5
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
72
24
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
18
20
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
20
9
Effective Clearances
15
9
Clearances
15

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

RAY · 4-1-4-1

  1. 13Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 5Alejandro CatenaCD-L
  3. 24Esteban SaveljichCD-R
  4. 6Santi ComesañaDM
  5. 3Iván MartosLB
  6. 28Mario HernándezRB
  7. 20Joni MontielCM-L
  8. 8Óscar TrejoCM-R
  9. 33Fran GarcíaLM
  10. 11Andrés MartínRM
  11. 14Yacine QasmiF

Substitutes

  1. 18Álvaro GarcíaSUB
  2. 9Leonardo UlloaSUB
  3. 15AntoñínSUB
  4. 7Isi PalazónSUB
  5. 10BebéSUB
  6. 38Iker OrtegaSUB
  7. 17Luis AdvínculaSUB
  8. 4Mario SuárezSUB
  9. 40Roberto GonzálezSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 24Junior FirpoLB
  5. 28Óscar MinguezaRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 12Ricard PuigLM
  8. 21Frenkie de JongRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 7Antoine GriezmannLF
  11. 17Francisco TrincãoRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Martin BraithwaiteSUB
  2. 16PedriSUB
  3. 27Ilaix MoribaSUB
  4. 23Samuel UmtitiSUB
  5. 18Jordi AlbaSUB
  6. 8Miralem PjanicSUB
  7. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  8. 1Marc-André ter StegenSUB
  9. 36Arnau TenasSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 54' Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García replaces Jonathan Montiel.
  4. 63' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  5. 68' Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Riqui Puig.
  6. 68' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Trincão.
  7. 68' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Junior Firpo.
  8. 69' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  9. 71' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Suárez replaces Andrés Martín.
  10. 71' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Antoñin replaces Yacine Qasmi.
  11. 73' Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 80' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  13. 83' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Iván Martos.
  14. 83' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Luis Advíncula replaces Mario Hernández.
  15. 85' Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  16. 89' Mario Suárez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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