With two goals from Ousmane Dembélé and Jutglá, both in the second half, Xavi Hernández’s team recovered before the early goal of both the locals.
Barcelona, current champion of the cup tournament, had to suffer to overcome this Wednesday Linares, whom they defeated 2-1 to get into the knockout stages of the Copa del Rey.
With goals from Frenchman Ousmane Dembelé (63) and young Ferran Jutglà (69), Barça recovered from Hugo Díaz’s initial goal (19).
The first game for Brazilian Dani Alves on his return to Barcelona was very eventful for the Catalans, especially in the first half, when the modest Linares was very combative, getting ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a good header from Hugo Díaz ( 19).
But the fatigue that was accumulating in the legs of the local players and, above all, the departure after the break of three starters (Gerard Piqué, Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembelé), allowed Barça to overcome the tie.
The French winger, who still does not respond to the renewal offer offered by the club, tied with a left foot from outside the area that surprised Ghanaian goalkeeper Brimah Razak (63).
That goal was a blow to the Andalusian team, which just a few minutes later found themselves below the scoreboard in the tie after a goal from the young Jutglà in a good personal move down the left that culminated in a cross shot hitting the post (69) .
However, and despite not having the strength of the first half, Linares did not give up and could have taken the game to extra time, but Carracedo’s shot crashed into the cross of the goal defended this Wednesday by the Brazilian Net. (D)
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