"Just six minutes into the game, Guadalajara goalkeeper Dani Vicente almost gifted Barcelona an opener; he could not hold onto Eric Garcia's dipping long-range effort as he stumbled on the line, but he just managed to stop the ball from crossing. Barcelona struggled to break down their third-tier opponents as the first half went on, with Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez both seeing efforts from distance comfortably dealt with."
"However, they eventually got some luck as Christensen peeled away at the far post to meet Frenkie de Jong's delivery, and his header hit the back of the net after a big deflection off Julio Martinez 76 minutes in. Guadalajara attempted to fight back, with Salifo Caropitche Mendes' long-range looping effort forcing Marc-Andre ter Stegen into a brilliant stretching stop, but they were undone again in the 90th minute as Rashford rounded Vicente to slot into the empty net and round off the match."
Barcelona edged Guadalajara 2-0 to reach the Copa del Rey round of 16. Dani Vicente almost gifted an opener six minutes in when he fumbled Eric Garcia's dipping long-range effort but kept the ball on the line. Barcelona struggled to break down third-tier opponents in the first half despite long-range attempts from Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez. In the second half Marcus Rashford tested Vicente with two strong saves before Christensen's header, deflected off Julio Martinez, found the net in the 76th minute. Guadalajara threatened with a long-range effort saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen, but Rashford rounded Vicente in the 90th to seal the win. Barcelona finished with 1.95 expected goals from 21 shots, 82.7% possession, and 100 final-third entries.
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