"Barcelona laboured for much of the match at the Pedro Escartin stadium, holding more than 80% of possession but struggling to break down a disciplined five-man Guadalajara defence. list of 4 itemsend of list The home side posed a constant threat on the counterattack and frustrated the European heavyweights for long stretches. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick introduced regular starters Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde, and Pedri from the bench in the second half, seeking a breakthrough."
"The changes finally paid dividends in the 77th minute when Frenkie de Jong whipped in a cross from the right, and defender Christensen rose highest to meet the delivery, with his header deflecting off Guadalajara's Julio Martinez before nestling in the net. The hosts nearly produced an immediate response, with Salifo Caropitche unleashing a fierce drive from distance, but Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen who was playing his first game for Barca since May reacted superbly to tip the effort over the bar,"
"Guadalajara's hopes were extinguished in the dying moments when Lamine Yamal played a sublime through-ball into the path of Rashford. The English forward showed great composure, wrong-footing keeper Dani Vicente with a quick cut to his left before tapping the ball into the empty net to wrap up the result for Barcelona. These are tricky matches; they come out with everything they've got and we have to do the same, Cubarsi told TVE."
Barcelona defeated third-tier Guadalajara 2-0 to advance to the Copa del Rey last 16, with goals from Andreas Christensen (77') and Marcus Rashford (90'). Barcelona dominated possession—over 80%—but struggled to break down Guadalajara's disciplined five-man defence, while the hosts threatened on the counterattack. Hansi Flick introduced starters Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde, and Pedri in the second half to seek a breakthrough. Christensen's deflected header opened the scoring, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen made a key save to maintain the lead. Lamine Yamal's through-ball set up Rashford's composed finish to seal the win.
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