VideoFC Barcelona has escaped a disgrace in Jaen. Xavi’s team was more than an hour behind against Linares Deportivo, but finally made up for it in the Copa del Rey: 1-2.
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At halftime, Xavi was forced to bring in some basic players, who were given rest. It only started to run when Frenkie de Jong, Ousmane Dembélé and Gerard Piqué came on the field. Hugo Diaz gave Linares Deportivo, who plays in the third level, the lead by heading in a header.
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Dembélé scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute. Shortly afterwards goalkeeper Neto made a mistake. But he was lucky that the goal was disallowed for offside. Not much later, he stopped at a bet by Linares and saw the ball end up at the crossroads. Ferrán Jutglà shot Barça into the eighth finals in the 69th minute. Shortly afterwards , De Jong was substituted again due to an injury .
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Dani Alves officially made his comeback at Barcelona. The experienced Brazilian (38) played football at the club from 2008 to 2016, where he played together with current trainer Xavi.
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Barcelona missed many players due to coronavirus infections or injuries. Luuk de Jong (suspended) and Memphis Depay (injured) were missing from the Barcelona selection.
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