Barcelona are into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the primary time for the reason that 2020/21 marketing campaign courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou.
Ousmane Dembele scored the one aim of the sport early in the second half, with La Real diminished to 10 gamers previous to the interval when Brais Mendez was despatched off – the midfielder’s excessive problem on Sergio Busquets was initially punished with a yellow card till a VAR intervention upgraded it to crimson.
Barcelona have been in management from the early levels and created probabilities even earlier than the crimson card. Robert Lewandowski even had the ball in the online, solely to see an offside flag rule it out.
The sport may have gone fairly otherwise, although, had Takefusa Kubo’s strike in the thirtieth minute been couple of inches decrease.It was 0-0 on the time, however it struck the bar and the hazard was averted.
Dembele’s aim was well-taken, fed by fellow countryman Jules Kounde down the best flank, with the winger occurring to complete on the close to submit.
Barcelona did hit the bar in the second half, with Gavi putting the woodwork. But, finally, La Real would possibly marvel how issues may have completed, with Alexander Sorloth lacking a wonderful probability from only some yards out, whereas Martin Zubimendi was denied by a final gasp save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
GK: Ter Stegen (7); RB: Kounde (8), CB: Araujo (7), CB: Christensen (7), LB: Balde (7); CM: Pedri (6), CM: Busquets (8), CM: De Jong (7); RW: Dembele (9), ST: Lewandowski (7), LW: Gavi (7)
Substitutes
Kessie (6), Raphinha (6), Fati (N/A), Alonso (N/A)
GK: Remiro (6); RB: Elustondo (6), CB: Zubeldia (6), CB: Le Normand (6), LB: Rico (6); CM: Mendez (4), CM: Zubimendi (7), CM: Marin (6); AM: Kubo (6); ST: Oyarzabal (5), ST: Sorloth (5)
Substitutes
Barrenetxea (6), Munoz (6), Navarro (6), Olasagasti (6), Fernandez (N/A)
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