Barbastro 0-4 FC Barcelona Player Ratings: Barcelona stroll past fourth tier Barbastro into the Round of 16 of Copa del Rey

FC Barcelona registered a comfortable 4-0 win against the fourth tier side Barbastro, thanks to a brace from Lewandowski and an energetic performance from the youngster Pablo Torre, who got three returns for the night. Barcelona will move into the Round of 16 and will wait to learn about who their opponents will be.

A historic night for Barbastro, who already knocked out Espanyol in this season’s Copa del Rey, they were prepared to cause a nightmare to the Catalan giants. The hosts made only one change to their XI while Barcelona heavily rotated. It was the visitors who dominated the game, completely overwhelming the opposition. They were rewarded with the opening goal via Eric Garcia, who headed de Jong crosses which was nodded into his direction by Araujo. They doubled the lead soon, when Lewandowski gently nodded the ball into the net again, assisted beautifully with a brilliant cross by Pablo Torre. The only highlight for the hosts was a long range effort which was completely harmless.

The Blaugrana continued their dominance and added a third goal, after Robert Lewandowski coolly slotted the ball home after linking up with Torre again, who neatly played a chipped pass. Torre then added himself to the scoresheet, when his relentless pressure caused the opposition to lose possession in a dangerous area, on which he capitalised neatly. Barcelona then rotated their starters to give them rest, while Barbastro tried their best to give something for the home fans to cheer for. While Barbastro had some moments where the fans got up from their seats, it was smooth sailing for the visitors who sealed the game.

Barbastro Player Ratings vs FC Barcelona

Goalkeeper

Fàbrega: 3/10 – A night to forget for the goalie, as he was completely helpless against an elite attacking side.

Defenders

Garcia: 5/10 – He struggled to keep up with the pace of the Barcelona frontline, but somehow managed to defend decently.

Arroyo: 4.5/10 – An error from him resulted in the fourth goal for the visitors.

Santigosa: 5/10 – He tried to keep up with the oppositon but failed to do so.

Midfielders

Barrera: 5/10 – He was involved in an altercation, but other than that, nothing notable.

Ara: 4.5/10 – His overall performance was just okay and got subbed off because of an injury.

Javito: 6/10 – A good performance from the midfielder, who played a key role in his team’s opening goal.

Bautista: 5/10 – He struggled to impact the game offensively, despite trying to break into the opposition’s defence. He put in a dangerous cross which caused a panic in the visitors for a moment.

Forwards

Albin: 6/10 – An anonymous display from the forward, who did nothing notable.

Alonso: 6/10 – One of the best outfield players of the night for the hosts, despite getting a booking. One of the highlights of their night came from him, when he broke out into a counter attack and almost took a shot.

El Haddadi: 5.5/10 – He worked really hard defensively but his output on the attacking side was lacking.

Substitutes

Inigo: 6/10

Prat: 6/10

Oteo: NA

Castillo: NA

V. Mendez: NA

Manager

Dani Martinez: 5/10 – It was a very hard game for the manager, with the result written in the stars already. Despite that, his team looked threatening at some moments, in the second half.

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FC Barcelona Player Ratings vs Barbastro

Goalkeeper

Szczesny: 6/10 – He did his debut for the club tonight, but was completely unbothered by the opposition.

Defenders

Koundé: 7/10 – A comfortable game for him, who outmuscled his opponents with ease and moved forward.

Araujo: 7.5/10 – He did well to direct the ball to Garcia for the opening goal, who headed it in.

Martinez: 7/10 – A professional display from Martinez, who kept the attackers at bay for a majority of the game.

Martin: 6/10 – A solid performance on the defensive side but was lacking to contribute on the attacking end.

Midfielders

Garcia: 7/10 – Playing in midfield tonight, Garcia did well to open the tally for his team to win a header and gently nod it in.

de Jong: 6.5/10 – He controlled the midfield as usual and was threatening during set-piece scenarios.

Torre: 9/10 – The most active player on the pitch, he was working relentlessly to make everything happen, rightfully ended the game with three goal contributions (1 goal, 2 assists)

Pedri: 6.5/10 – A good game for the Spanish maestro who got subbed off at half-time as part of rotation.

Lopez: 6.5/10 – He took some chances, especially from long range but other than that, he was not as effective as his compatriots.

Forwards

Lewandowski: 8/10 – A good display for the veteran striker, as he gently poked the ball into the net to twice and returned to the bench within an hour.

Substitutes

Gavi: 7.5/10

Cubarsi: 6/10

Fati: 6/10

Dominguez: 5.5/10

A. Fernandez: NA

Manager

Hansi Flick: 9/10 – The game was as easy as it gets. He used this game to his best to rotate the side and give young players some good minutes.

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