Albacete vs Barcelona 2025-26 Spanish Copa del Rey, Quarterfinals
Barcelona survive Copa scare by giant-killers Albacete
Barcelona reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, but only after making hard work of beating giantkillers Albacete 2-1.
Match Commentary
- 15': João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Daniel Bernabéu (Albacete) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Substitution, Albacete. Jesús Vallejo replaces Carlos Neva because of an injury.
- 39': Goal! Albacete 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces João Cancelo.
- 56': Goal! Albacete 0, Barcelona 2. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Albacete. Jonathan Gómez replaces Daniel Bernabéu.
- 61': Substitution, Albacete. Jefté Betancor replaces Ale Meléndez.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Marc Bernal.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 73': Substitution, Albacete. José Carlos Lazo replaces Capi.
- 73': Substitution, Albacete. Fran Gámez replaces Lorenzo Aguado.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 87': Goal! Albacete 1, Barcelona 2. Javi Moreno (Albacete) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Carlos Lazo with a cross following a set piece situation.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Carlos Belmonte
Location: Albacete, Spain
Attendance: 16,745
Venue: Carlos Belmonte
Location: Albacete, Spain
Attendance: 16,745
Statistics
 BAR |
ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 73.1 | Possession | 26.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 603 | Accurate Passes | 154 |
| 657 | Passes | 227 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 30 | Clearances | 21 |
Albacete (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Raúl Lizoain (GK) |
| 18 | Javi Villar |
| 21 | Carlos Neva |
| 5 | Javier Moreno |
| 27 | Daniel Bernabeu  |
| 2 | Lorenzo Aguado |
| 17 | Alejandro Meléndez |
| 6 | Antonio Pacheco Ruiz |
| 26 | Capi |
| 7 | Antonio Puertas |
| 4 | Agus Medina |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | Marcus Rashford |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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