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Barcelona overcame a delayed start due to stadium access issues and rested key players, securing victory with late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford.
- Late goals by Andreas Christensen and a Barcelona player lifted the team over third-division Guadalajara 2-0 at Pedro Escartén stadium in the Copa del Rey round of 32.
- Hansi Flick rested several regular starters ahead of Sunday’s trip to Villarreal, and Barcelona controlled possession early but struggled to fashion clear scoring chances.
- Ter Stegen returned to the starting XI after 212 days, while Christensen's deflected header from Frenkie De Jong's cross and Rashford's breakaway secured the 2-0 win.
- Cubarsé, celebrating his 100th game, noted `These are tricky matches,' while Deportivo La Coruna eliminated Mallorca 1-0 in an upset.
- Kickoff was pushed back by half an hour after local authorities initially blocked access to the new temporary stand, which raised Pedro Escartén stadium capacity from nearly 6,000 to about 8,000.
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A lucky goal of Christensen, an exquisite central, discontinuo due to his injuries and weak character, an alternate who used to complete the list of summons, pulled Barcelona out of a major predicament in Guadalajara. The second such barcelonist, marked by Rashford already to the limit of the regulatory time, certified the victory of the champion against a rival who beat himself wonderfully, admirable not only for his physical deployment, but al…
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Christensen and Rashford give Barcelona win over 3rd-tier club Guadalajara in Copa del Rey
Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand.
The club takes refuge in "organizational and security issues" and the municipal groups in the consistory point to problems with the license of these localities, which are not numbered and are all sold.
The goal has been the center of attention in the previous Barcelona debut in the Cup. Finally, Ter Stegen will be under clubs. The German goal plays for the first time this season, as it was subjected to an operation on the back in summer. In addition, players like Lamine Yamal or Rashford start. wf_cms.rss.read_more
This is the extra step of the Pedro Escartín that generated the chaos before Guadalajara-Barcelona and that put the dispute of the party at risk. Finally, it will be filled, although initially it seemed that it was going to be closed due to security problems. Once it has been proven that there will be no risk for the fans, they will be able to place themselves in their respective seats. The break of one of the extra steps of the stadium Pedro Es…
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