Barcelona 4-1 Cultural (5-1 agg): Rakitic has 3 assists while Denis nets double

Copa del Rey holders Barcelona eased past Cultural Leonesa to progress into the last 16 of the competition, with Denis Suarez scoring twice.

Match Report

Denis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona eased into the Copa del Rey last 16 by seeing off minnows Cultural Leonesa 4-1 at Camp Nou.

Ernesto Valverde's side relied on a last-gasp goal from Clement Lenglet to win the first leg, but endured no such difficulties in overcoming their Segunda Division B opponents en route to a 5-1 aggregate triumph this time around.

Munir El Haddadi's sublime 18th-minute effort got Barca up and running, with Suarez swiftly making it two before Malcom put the holders out of sight before half-time thanks to a third assist from Ivan Rakitic.

Jasper Cillessen's error enabled Josep Sene to haul one back for Cultural, but there was no danger of a comeback, with Suarez's second capping a comfortable passage through to the last 16.

Match Events

18' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Cultural Leonesa (Munir)

Munir fires Barcelona in the lead! Rakitic darts towards the edge of the box before teeing up Munir, who spins and fires a great shot into the top-right corner of the net to make it 1-0 to the hosts.

Cultural are caught open once again, allowing the midfielder to fly forward and cut on to his right foot before firing a bouncing shot into the far corner. There was no stopping that!

26' GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Cultural Leonesa (D. Suarez)

Cultural are caught open once again, allowing the midfielder to fly forward and cut on to his right foot before firing a bouncing shot into the far corner. There was no stopping that!

43' GOAL! Barcelona 3-0 Cultural Leonesa (Malcom)

The Brazilian is left all alone inside the Cultural penalty area, where he easily latches on to a looping cross before beating Palatsi with a wonderfully placed header.

54' GOAL! Barcelona 3-1 Cultural Leonesa (Sene)

A thumping strike is palmed away by Cillessen but only as far as Alonso, who then fires a follow-up shot back at the Dutchman. The ball bounces off his leg and over to Sene, who easily blasts in the visitors' first goal to make it 3-1.

70' GOAL! Barcelona 4-1 Cultural Leonesa (Suarez)

A lovely chipped pass from Puig bounces into the box and finds Suarez, who races on to the ball and quickly beats Palatsi to re-establish the hosts' three-goal lead.

Line-ups

Barcelona XI: Cillessen; Semedo, Chumi, Vermaelen, Miranda; Rakitic, O. Busquets, Alena; Malcom, Munir, D. Suarez.

Subs: Ter Stegen, Lenglet, Busquets, Jaime, Puig, Coutinho, Dembele.

Cultural Leonesa XI: Palatsi; Alonso, Romero, Albizua, Diaz; Rodriguez, Mance, Y. Gonzalez, Bernal, Sene; Ortiz.

Subs: Diarra, Aridane, Escalante, Martinez, Capilla, I. Gonzalez, Zelu.