"Perhaps wary of an upset after seeing Real Madrid dumped out by minnows Albacete 24 hours earlier, Hansi Flick named a strong lineup for this meeting between the leaders of Spanish football's top two tiers. Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres led the line for the visitors, though it was Racing that carved out the first opening as Joan Garcia had to tip Aritz Aldasoro's deflected delivery over his crossbar."
"The visitors finally went ahead in the 66th minute, with Torres keeping his cool to round Jokin Ezkieta and tap home after being threaded through by substitute Fermin Lopez. Ezkieta then made an excellent double save to keep out Lopez and Robert Lewandowski, with Flick introducing several more big names from the bench, though Racing had several big opportunities to force extra time."
Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over second-tier Racing Santander after late goals from Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal. Hansi Flick named a strong starting lineup including Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres. Racing carved early openings and forced saves from Joan Garcia and Jokin Ezkieta. Torres scored in the 66th minute after a through pass from Fermin Lopez, and Ezkieta produced a double save to deny Lopez and Robert Lewandowski. Manex Lozano had two goals disallowed for offside and missed a stoppage-time chance before Yamal tapped into an empty net.
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