Albacete 1-2 FC Barcelona: Into the next round of the Copa del Rey!

Defending champion Barcelona eliminated its host Albacete from the second division, the conqueror of Real Madrid, with a difficult 2-1 victory over them on Tuesday and reached the semi-finals of the Spanish King's Cup.Barcelona took the lead with a goal by its star Lamine Jamal in the first half after receiving the ball from Dutchman Frenkie de Jong (39), before doubling the score in the second through Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo, who carried the captaincy after a pass from Englishman Marcus Rashford (56).Albacete reduced the gap before the final whistle with a header from Javi Moreno (87), and almost forced an extension had it not been for Gerard Martin saving the ball from the goal line in the second minute of stoppage time.German Hansi Flick, coach of the Catalan club, the league leader, fielded a star-studded squad in which Brazilian Rafinha was absent due to injury, for fear that Albacete would repeat its achievement in the previous round when it ousted Real Madrid by defeating them 3-2 in the quarter-finals in the first match of the new Royal Club coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, after the departure of Xabi Alonso.The coach said...

Defending champion Barcelona eliminated its host Albacete from the second division, the conqueror of Real Madrid, with a difficult 2-1 victory over them on Tuesday and reached the semi-finals of the Spanish King's Cup.Barcelona took the lead with a goal by its star Lamine Jamal in the first half after receiving the ball from Dutchman Frenkie de Jong (39), before doubling the score in the second through Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo, who carried the captaincy after a pass from Englishman Marcus Rashford (56).Albacete reduced the gap before the final whistle with a header from Javi Moreno (87), and almost forced an extension had it not been for Gerard Martin saving the ball from the goal line in the second minute of stoppage time.German Hansi Flick, coach of the Catalan club, the league leader, fielded a star-studded squad in which Brazilian Rafinha was absent due to injury, for fear that Albacete would repeat its achievement in the previous round when it ousted Real Madrid by defeating them 3-2 in the quarter-finals in the first match of the new Royal Club coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, after the departure of Xabi Alonso.The coach said...