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Cultural 0-1 Barca: Lenglet's late-gasp header seals tough win for Copa holders

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An injury-time header from Clement Lenglet gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Cultural Leonesa in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-32 tie on Wednesday.

2018/2019 Copa del Rey

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Match Events

91'GOAL! Cultural Leonesa 0-1 Barcelona (Lenglet)

 Barcelona have surely won it late on! Dembele's cross into the box is brilliantly placed and finds Lenglet, who gets free of his marker and sends a glancing header into the back of the net. Heartbreak for Leonesa!

Match Report

The best chance of a poor first half fell to Zelu, who was denied by Jasper Cillessen after Nelson Semedo was dispossessed near his own penalty area.

Barca were then dealt a blow when Sergi Samper, so unlucky with injuries over the past two years, was left in tears on the touchline after being forced off with a calf problem.

Cillessen made a fine one-handed stop to keep out Saul Gonzalez's rasping drive and deny Cultural a famous win, and Barca grabbed a goal in the dying minutes with their only clear-cut chance of the match, Lenglet heading past Jorge Palatsi as Dembele got his dead-ball delivery right.

Line-ups

Cultural Leonesa XI: Aridane, D. Escalante, Sergio Marcos, Jorge Palatsí, Vicente Romero, Saúl, Iván González, Liberto Beltrán, Jorge Ortiz, Zelu, Jesús Bernal

Subs: Hugo Rodríguez, Víctor Díaz, Samu, Adrián Mance, Samuel Diarra, José Alonso, Toño Calvo

Barcelona XI: Vidal, Jasper Cillessen, D.Suárez, Samper, Semedo, Munir, O. Dembélé, Malcom, Chumi Brandariz, Jorge Cuenca, Juan Miranda

Subs: S.Roberto, Rafinha, Lenglet, Arthur, Carles Aleñà, Iñaki Peña, Riqui Puig