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Barcelona overcame a delayed start due to stadium access issues and rested key players, securing victory with late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford.
- Late goals by Andreas Christensen and a Barcelona player lifted the team over third-division Guadalajara 2-0 at Pedro Escartén stadium in the Copa del Rey round of 32.
- Hansi Flick rested several regular starters ahead of Sunday’s trip to Villarreal, and Barcelona controlled possession early but struggled to fashion clear scoring chances.
- Ter Stegen returned to the starting XI after 212 days, while Christensen's deflected header from Frenkie De Jong's cross and Rashford's breakaway secured the 2-0 win.
- Cubarsé, celebrating his 100th game, noted `These are tricky matches,' while Deportivo La Coruna eliminated Mallorca 1-0 in an upset.
- Kickoff was pushed back by half an hour after local authorities initially blocked access to the new temporary stand, which raised Pedro Escartén stadium capacity from nearly 6,000 to about 8,000.
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Guadalajara Vs Barcelona, Copa Del Rey 2025-26: Late Andreas Christensen, Marcus Rashford Goals Send Barca Into Last 16
Barcelona needed patience and late goals from Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to overcome third-tier Guadalajara 2-0 in the Copa del Rey, with the holders finally turning dominance into reward to book a place in the round of 16
A lucky goal of Christensen, an exquisite central, discontinuo due to his injuries and weak character, an alternate who used to complete the list of summons, pulled Barcelona out of a major predicament in Guadalajara. The second such barcelonist, marked by Rashford already to the limit of the regulatory time, certified the victory of the champion against a rival who beat himself wonderfully, admirable not only for his physical deployment, but al…
In a duel very similar to those of Eintracht and Osasuna, the Blaugrana had to strive to the fullest and Flick was forced to put almost all the meat on the grill. Lamine Yamal and Eric were headlines and, like Ter Stegen and De Jong, played the 90 minutes and in the second part had to turn to Balde and Pedri to bend a rival who honored his loyal and noble slogan. Until the last quarter of an hour he could not get rid of the sticky team of Primer…
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Christensen and Rashford give Barcelona win over 3rd-tier club Guadalajara in Copa del Rey
Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand.
The club takes refuge in "organizational and security issues" and the municipal groups in the consistory point to problems with the license of these localities, which are not numbered and are all sold.
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