Barcelona 5-0 Cultural Leonesa (Agg: 7-0): Bojan Back With A Bang As Barca Blitz Cultural

The Blaugrana march on with Bojan and Pedro in fine form...

Nov 10, 2009 10:53:05 PM

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Bojan Krkic, Barcelona (MARCA)
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Barcelona put five second half goals past minnows Cultural Leonesa to secure a comfortable passage to the fifth round of the Copa del Rey with a dazzling and dominant display at Camp Nou.
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The Copa champions were completely dominant from start to finish but had to wait until six minutes into the second half for the breakthrough as Bojan Krkic began the rout, tapping home after fine work from Jeffren.

Barca were comfortable from the off and their dominance in possession coupled with their two goal lead from the first leg suggested that it was always going to be a comfortable night for Pep Guardiola's men.

Despite almost total ownership of the football and some industrious work from Bojan and Pedro up front the Blaugrana went in at the break scoreless with Jeffren testing Calzado from 12 yards shortly before the interval being as close as they came to taking the lead.

Once Bojan found the first goal after the half-time break the floodgates opened as three more goals followed within thirteen minutes to well and truly put the tie to bed.

Minutes after his first, Bojan added his and Barca's second latching onto Pedro's pass to knock it past the advancing goalkeeper before finishing from an acute angle.

The third goal came shortly after the hour as substitute Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta linked well before finding Pedro in space in the area and he smashed a drive across goal and into the far corner.

The exhibition continued as Messi produced a sublime solo effort moments after the restart, skipping his way past three Cultural defenders before lashing to the roof of the net past a hapless Calzado. He could have made it five minutes later but Calzado advanced well to save at the feet of the Argentinian.

Barca were clearly enjoying themselves and the fifth and final goal arrived fifteen minutes from time when Xavi rose to head home from a delightful cross from Pedro. Calzado, beaten for the fifth time was helped to his feet by Messi as a section of the Camp Nou faithful unfurled a banner reading 'Forca Alcorcon', compounding Madrid's misery.

It was a terrific night for Barca, five goals, no injuries and another fine performance from some of Pep Guardiola's fringe starlets. The champions march into the fifth round draw and look in good shape going into the international break.

Paul Madden, Goal.com
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