Under-pressure Barcelona manager Xavi survived a potential scare as they came from behind to beat third-tier Unionistas in the Copa del Rey.
2023/2024 Copa del Rey
1-3
Alvaro Gomez handed the hosts a shock lead in a game where a defeat could have proved fatal to Xavi's reign as Barcelona manager.
Ferran Torres though equalised before half-time, with Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde netting in the second-half to send Barcelona into the next round.
Match Events
5' OFFSIDE!
31' GOAL! Unionistas de Salamanca 1-0 Barcelona (Alvaro Gomez Martin)
43' Yellow Card! Ekaitz Jiménez booked
45' GOAL! Unionistas de Salamanca 1-1 Barcelona (Ferran Torres)
51' Yellow Card! Marc Guiu booked
60' Gundogan and Felix on
69' GOAL! Unionistas de Salamanca 1-2 Barcelona (Kounde)
70' Yellow Card! Pau Cubarsí booked
73' GOAL! Unionistas de Salamanca 1-3 Barcelona (Álex Baldé)
78' Yellow Card! Carlos Giménez booked
Line-ups
Unionistas de Salamanca XI: Ramiro Mayor, Adrián Gómez, Ekaitz Jiménez, Jordi Tur, Álvaro Gómez, Erik Ruiz, Iván Martínez, Mario Losada, Juan Serrano, Jorge Rastrojo, Carlos Giménez
Subs: Manu Ramírez, Sergio Camus, Pablo Cacharrón, Héctor Nespral, Jon Rojo, Alfred Planas, Slavy, Javi Villar, Asier Teijeira, Hugo De Bustos, Pablo López
Barcelona XI: Romeu, Roberto, Christensen, Pena, De Jong, Ferran Torres, Kounde, Felix, Álex Baldé, Fermín López, Marc Guiu
Subs: Lewandowski, Gundogan, Pedri, Marc Casadó, Pau Víctor, Ander Astralaga, Vitor Roque, Héctor Fort, Pau Cubarsí, Diego Kochen