GOAL!!! Intercity 2-3 Barcelona (Raphinha 77’): BARÇA ARE AHEAD AGAIN!!! Jordi Alba plays a beautiful cross along the crowd and Raphinha is at the far post to fire it home!
GOAL, Intercity 2-2 Barcelona (Soldevila 74’): Intercity equalize again as a cross from Romero is headed home by Soldevila for his second goal of the night.
GOAL!!! Intercity 1-2 Barcelona (Dembélé 67’): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD! A quick response from the visitors as Ousmane Dembélé is played through one-on-one and chips the keeper to put Barça ahead!
GOAL, Intercity 1-1 Barcelona (Soldevila 59’): Intercity equalize. A corner comes into the box, Murria wins the first header and Soldevilla volleys it home.
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Intercity 0-1 Barcelona: And we’re back underway in Alicante!
HALFTIME, Intercity 0-1 Barcelona: Barça scored early, nearly conceded an equalizer right away but were mostly dominant and could easily be up two or three at the half. But they’re still leading by one, and there’s work to be done in the second half.
GOAL!!! Intercity 0-1 Barcelona (Araujo 4’): BARÇA TAKE THE EARLY LEAD! Pablo Torre sends a corner into the box and Ronald Araujo heads home the opener!
KICKOFF! Intercity 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway in Alicante!
WELCOME TO THE ESTADIO JOSÉ RICO PÉREZ!!! The home of Hércules in the city of Alicante is the site of the first Copa del Rey match of the season for record winners Barcelona, who face off against Third Division side Intercity in a single-elimination Round of 32 tie. Barça come into this one as big favorites to advance, but the early rounds of the Cup are always tricky and Intercity will be playing the biggest game in their history. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Peña; Bellerín, Kounde, Araujo, Alba; Kessie, Busquets, Torre; Dembélé, Memphis, Ferran (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Ter Stegen (GK), Tenas (GK), Eric, Christensen, Alonso, Balde, Roberto, De Jong, Gavi, Raphinha, Fati
INTERCITY
Starting XI: Campos; Jaime, Murria, Pérez, Romero; Belotti, Gálvez, Marí; Roigé, Soldevila, Piñán (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Herrera (GK), Kecojevic, Nsue, Ferroni, Undabarrena, Angong, Fernández, Herrera, Koffi, Etxaniz, Carmona
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2022-23 Copa del Rey, Round of 32
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: Not Available (USA, Canada, UK, India), Startimes World Football (Nigeria), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), Movistar+ (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
