Barcelona, who have been much criticized this season, nearly capsized in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in the early hours of Monday (8). They squeaked out a 3-2 win against Group D side Barbastro. Coach Javi (Xavi) triggered the rival team's dissatisfaction because of his frequent pressure on the referee, and was even surrounded and pushed by the opposing players after the match, which made the scene quite embarrassing.
Barcelona's performance in the first half was not as good as it could have been, but Fernandez (Fevenlopis) broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, and then Rafin Chabiloni (Rafin) added a second goal to make it 2-0. However, the team's defense slackened in the second half, and the game became more and more heated when Balbastro recovered with a goal in the 60th minute. Javi brought on Roberto Lewandowski (Robert Lewandowski) and Gendoah (Gendojan) to stabilize the game, and in the 88th minute, "Robert" scored a 12-yard penalty to make it 3-1, but Barcelona conceded again in the 93rd minute, and Balbastro brought the score to 2-3. In the final minutes of the game, the hosts went on the offensive, but Balbastro made it 2-3, with a goal in the second half. In the last minutes of the game, the hosts went on the offensive, but Barcelona still defended their position, and finally won 3-2 in a thrilling victory.
