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Unionistas 1-3 Barcelona: Ferran, Kounde & Balde strike to complete comeback

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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