Barcalona miss two penalties however advances previous Cornella in Copa del Rey

Ousmane Dembélé scored early in further time after lacking a penalty late in regulation as Barcelona defeated third-division membership Cornellà 2-0 within the spherical of 32 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Martin Braithwaite additionally scored for Barcelona, which had already seen Miralem Pjanic miss a penalty within the first half.
In the Spanish league, Luis Suárez scored twice as chief Atlético Madrid got here from behind to defeat Eibar 2-1 and open a seven-point hole to second-place Real Madrid.
Barcelona averted an upset within the Copa del Rey a day after Madrid misplaced 2-1 to third-division membership Alcoyano in further time. Atlético had already been surprised by Cornellà within the second spherical.
Barcelona superior regardless of taking part in with out Lionel Messi, who was suspended for 2 matches after hitting an opponent away from the ball within the workforce’s 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao within the Spanish Super Cup ultimate on Sunday.
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Dembélé scored with a right-foot shot from exterior the realm two minutes into further time. He had his Eightieth-minute penalty saved by Cornellà goalkeeper Ramón Juan Ramírez, who additionally stopped Pjanic’s spot kick simply earlier than halftime.
Barcelona managed possession however struggled to capitalize on its many scoring possibilities on the substitute turf on the small Cornellà stadium in Catalonia. The hosts threatened a couple of occasions on counterattacks.
Cornellà went a person down when Albert Estelles was despatched off with a second yellow card within the ultimate minutes.
Braithwaite’s aim got here on a breakaway simply earlier than the ultimate whistle.
SUÁREZ SAVES ATLÉTICO
Suárez scored a aim in every half after Eibar had taken the lead with a penalty transformed by goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic within the twelfth minute.
Suárez equalized within the fortieth with a low cross shot from shut vary after the Eibar protection didn’t clear the ball from inside its space. The Uruguay striker netted the winner by changing an 89th-minute penalty after he was fouled inside the realm.
It was the sixth league win in a row for Atlético, which nonetheless has a sport in hand in comparison with Real Madrid and third-place Barcelona, which is 10 factors off the lead.
“We have to understand that it’s very difficult to win these matches,” Suárez stated. “We need to keep playing at a high level if we want to achieve our goals.”
Eibar, winless in three matches in all competitions, was in fifteenth place, two factors from security.
LACKLUSTER DRAW
In a match between golf equipment preventing in opposition to relegation, Valencia was held to a 1-1 draw in opposition to Osasuna.
Jonathan Calleri put the guests forward with a volley within the forty second and Valencia equalized with an personal aim by Osasuna defender Unai García within the 69th.
Winless in 13 consecutive league video games, Osasuna stayed second-to-last within the 20-team standings. Valencia was 14th, three factors from the relegation zone.