After a great triumph in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid, Barcelona did not allow themselves to be complacent in the Copa del Rey.On the other side of the field was Ceuta, a club that sits last in the third division of Spain, so anything but an easy victory would have been embarrassing for the Catalans. And the players carried out Xavi’s order – 5-0.Barcelona ease into the Copa del Rey last 8️⃣ 🏆🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/8vWbbOSw5D— 433 (@433) January 19, 2023 The coach of Barcelona sent a team of reserves to the field. In relation to the team that outclassed Real Madrid, only Lewandowski was a starter. But even such blue-red squad were too strong for a team that cannot cope even with rivals in the third tier of the competition.Ceuta were brave, they ran into the giant in the first ten minutes, however, when they couldn’t do it anymore, Barca pushed them into their half. And we were just waiting when the defense of the home team would give up for the first time. And, it is clear that in such cases that is the end. And it is just the question of the number of goals the ‘small’ team will concede.Ceuta held on for 40 minutes. That’s how much it took for Barcelona’s reserves to take the lead. Raphinha used his left foot brilliantly on the edge of the penalty area and almost unhindered hit the inner side-netting, where even better goalkeepers would not have been able to make a save.Lewandowski scores his first Copa del Rey goal for Barcelona 🤩 pic.twitter.com/9dVnlD2MJz— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 19, 2023 GOOOOOOOOOOOL DO BARCELONA!⏰ 70’/2T⚽ Ansu FatiCeuta 0x3 Barcelonapic.twitter.com/P63FlRPx8F— VAR Tático (@vartatico) January 19, 2023 And when the rampart of Ceuta was “unclogged”, it pretty much started to pour. Kessie assisted for the second goal, the execution was left to Lewandowski. And, the best player of the match arrived in addition to two assists to be among the scorers for 4-0. Before him, Fati also scored a goal in the 70th minute, while Lewandowski put an end to it with a goal in the 90th for the final 5-0 and Barcelona’s passage to the quarterfinals.COPA DEL REYRound of 16WednesdayGijon – Valencia 0-4 (0-3)/Cavani 10, 39, Kluivert 21, Lino 64/Ath Bilbao – Espanyol 1-0 (1-0)/de Marcos 27/Betis – Osasuna 1-1 (0-0)/Carvalho 62 – Garcia 90+1/Osasuna qualifies on penaltiesLevante – Atl. Madrid 0-2 (0-0)/Morata 54, Llorente 90+1/ThursdayCeuta – Barcelona 0-5 (0-1)/Raphinha 41, Lewandowski 50, 90, Fati 70, Kessie 77/Villareal – Real Madrid 2-0 (2-0) IN PROGRESS***odds are subject to change***
