Linares (AP) – The former Dortmund Ousmane Dembelé has just averted a cup disgrace for FC Barcelona at the third division club Linares Deportivo.
In the third round of the Copa del Rey, the half-time substitute used a mistake by Linares goalkeeper Razak Brimah in the 63rd minute to equalize 1: 1, just six minutes later Ferran Jutlga Blanc scored 2: 1 (0: 1 ) Winning goal of the favorite. It turned out to be a successful comeback for 38-year-old Dani Alves, who had played for FC Barcelona for the first time since June 22, 2016.
Despite the field superiority of the team from Barcelona from the beginning, Hugo Diaz took advantage of the chance to surprisingly 1-0 for the blatant outsider after 19 minutes with a header. For a long time, Xavi Hernandez’s team couldn’t think of much. And even after the lead for Barcelona, the hosts did not give up and were close to equalizing with good opportunities.
It was only thanks to two goals in the final quarter of an hour that Real Madrid got rid of their cup task at third division CD Alcoyano and, thanks to a 3-1 (1-1) victory, made it into the 4th round. Real took the lead after 39 minutes through Eder Militao, but the hard-working hosts were rewarded with the equalizer by Daniel Vega Cintas (66th). Real needed a deflected shot from Asensio (76th) and a slapstick insert from the Alcoyano defenders with an own goal by Jose Juan to avert the cup bankruptcy.
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