Barcalona leave out two consequences however advances previous Cornella in Copa del Rey

Ousmane Dembélé scored early in overtime after lacking a penalty past due in legislation as Barcelona defeated third-division membership Cornellà 2-Zero within the spherical of 32 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday.

Martin Braithwaite additionally scored for Barcelona, which had already noticed Miralem Pjanic leave out a penalty within the first part.

Within the Spanish league, Luis Suárez scored two times as chief Atlético Madrid got here from in the back of to defeat Eibar 2-1 and open a seven-point hole to second-place Actual Madrid.

Barcelona have shyed away from an disillusioned within the Copa del Rey an afternoon after Madrid misplaced 2-1 to third-division membership Alcoyano in overtime. Atlético had already been surprised by way of Cornellà in the second one spherical.

Barcelona complex regardless of enjoying with out Lionel Messi, who used to be suspended for 2 fits after hitting an opponent clear of the ball within the crew’s 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao within the Spanish Tremendous Cup ultimate on Sunday.

Highlights:

Dembélé scored with a right-foot shot from out of doors the realm two mins into overtime. He had his 80th-minute penalty stored by way of Cornellà goalkeeper Ramón Juan Ramírez, who additionally stopped Pjanic’s spot kick simply earlier than halftime.

Barcelona managed ownership however struggled to capitalize on its many scoring probabilities at the synthetic 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 used to be despatched off with a moment yellow card within the ultimate mins.

Braithwaite’s purpose got here on a breakaway simply earlier than the general whistle.

SUÁREZ SAVES ATLÉTICO

Suárez scored a purpose in each and every part after Eibar had taken the lead with a penalty transformed by way of goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic within the 12th minute.

Suárez equalized within the 40th with a low go shot from shut vary after the Eibar protection didn’t transparent the ball from inside of its house. The Uruguay striker netted the winner by way of changing an 89th-minute penalty after he used to be fouled throughout the house.

It used to be the 6th league win in a row for Atlético, which nonetheless has a recreation in hand in comparison to Actual Madrid and third-place Barcelona, which is 10 issues off the lead.

“We need to take into account that it’s very tough to win those fits,” Suárez mentioned. “We wish to stay enjoying at a prime stage if we wish to reach our objectives.”

Eibar, winless in 3 fits in all competitions, used to be in 15th position, two issues from protection.

LACKLUSTER DRAW

In a fit between golf equipment combating in opposition to relegation, Valencia used to be held to a 1-1 draw in opposition to Osasuna.

Jonathan Calleri put the guests forward with a volley within the 42nd and Valencia equalized with an personal purpose by way of 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 used to be 14th, 3 issues from the relegation zone.