Copa del Rey holders Barcelona eased past Cultural Leonesa to progress into the last 16 of the competition, with Denis Suarez scoring twice.
2018/2019 Copa del Rey
4-1
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.