Cornellà v Barcelona Live Commentary & Result, 21/01/2021, Copa del Rey

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Barca are back in action against Elche on Sunday, though they will be without Messi again due to his two-game ban. Cornella have far more modest visitors up next in the Segunda B - Prat.

Barcelona book their passage into the next round of the Copa but they certainly made it hard for themselves. Pjanic and Dembele missed penalties in regulation time, meaning Koeman's men had to play for another 30 minutes. Dembele atoned for his error with a powerful 92nd-minute drive, and Braithwaite sealed the deal at the death after some great play from Pedri. Unlike Real Madrid, Barca have avoided an upset in the cup!

120' + 1' FULL TIME: Cornella 0-2 Barcelona.

Pedri

Assist

120' + 1' That was incredibly unselfish from Pedri, setting up Braithwaite with a square pass to score with the last kick of the game.

M. Braithwaite

Goal

120' + 1' GOOOOOOOAAL!! BRAITHWAITE SETTLES IT! Dembele's flick in a one-two with Pedri sends the teenager up against Ramon in a one-on-one. He bides his time before squaring to Braithwaite instead of shooting and the striker fires into an empty net.

120' There is only going to be a minimum of one added minute before the final whistle.

119' You'd think Cornella's chance is gone now they're down to 10 men, but Alcoyano got their winner against Real Madrid yesterday after seeing one of their players sent off...

118' CORNELLA ARE DOWN TO 10 MEN! Estelles, who gave away the first penalty, is shown a second yellow card for a lunge on Araujo. The centre-back let out a huge yelp when contact was made, but the Cornella man can have no complaints.

117' Konrad races away on the left and gets all the way into the box before Guzman dives in with an important challenge to stop him testing Ramon. It's a corner for Barca, though.

115' There have not been many chances to speak of in the second half of extra time. Barca aren't really keen on pushing for a second and potentially leaving themselves vulnerable at the back, which is understandable.

113' Time is running out for Cornella but Barca by and large seem pretty comfortable. The hosts look short of composure when they attack, knowing that the game potentially hinges on what they do.

111' Chiki thinks he deserves a free-kick following a tackle from Busquets just outside the box. The referee isn't interested and only blows his whistle when Medina fouls Busquets in his attempt to regain possession.

109' Konrad tries his luck from distance and his shot bounces just before reaching Ramon. It's a little bit awkward to deal with but the Cornella keep - not for the first time - makes a confident save.

108' Busquets is penalised for a foul on Chiki, giving Cornella a chance to launch the ball into the box from wide on the left. Medina curls it in but Braithwaite is first to it and clears with a solid header.

M. Pjanić

Yellow Card

106' Pjanic is the latest player to go into the referee's book.

106' The final 15 minutes have begun.

Barca are 15 minutes away from advancing in the Copa thanks to Dembele's venomous strike in the 92nd minute. Can the Segunda B side come back from the brink of elimination? They've already beaten Atletico this year so will have confidence they can.

105' + 1' HALF-TIME IN EXTRA TIME: Cornella 0-1 Barcelona.

105' There is going to be at leasat one added minute at the end of the first half of extra time.

104' Barca are looking quite comfortable now, but Cornella have managed to threaten throughout and cannot be discounted as time winds down.

102' ALMOST AN INSTANT IMPACT! Konrad receives the ball just inside the Cornella box and shifts it onto his right foot. He looks to curl a shot into the bottom-right corner but Ramon gets down to it to make another important save!

K. De La Fuente

A. Griezmann

101' Griezman is given a rest and Konrad gets a chance to impress.

100' Griezmann attempts to feed Dembele on the right side of the box but his pass is blocked. The rebound falls kindly for him but Moreno gets in the way to stop him firing the loose ball on target.

98' Excellent challenge from Moreno! A long ball released Dembele in behind but a slightly heavy touch gave Moreno a chance to recover and he executed it perfectly.

Álex Plà

Eloy Gila

97' The impressive Eloy has run his race, with Alex Pla on to replace him.

Agus Medina

Yellow Card

96' Barca are showing a lot more composure in possession now. Medina looks to spark a bit of urgency in Cornella's press and ends up catching Mingueza late, landing himself a yellow card.

94' Cornella have nothing to lose now so will surely be looking to get forward at every opportunity. Lenglet and Araujo have been largely solid, though, so it'll be tough for the hosts to find a way past Neto.

Pedri

Assist

92' Pedri gets the assist, but it was Dembele who did all the work for a long-awaited opening goal.

O. Dembélé

Goal

92' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!! DEMBELE WITH A STUNNER! He missed the penalty late in the second half but a powerful drive from Dembele finally gets the beating of Ramon. The keeper got a hand to the ball but could only push it in off the underside of the crossbar.

91' GREAT SAVE! Dembele gets into space on the right side of the box and gets a shot away that somehow Ramon manages to get in the way of. The Cornella keeper is having a great night.

91' Extra time is under way.

We are going to have an additional 30 minutes! Missed penalties from Pjanic and Dembele saw Barca fail to wrap up the game in regulation time and, just as in their Supercopa final loss to Athletic, they will play extra time.

90' + 3' END OF 90 MINUTES: Cornella 0-0 Barcelona.

90' + 3' THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE WINNER! A corner from Dembele is headed goalwards by Lenglet. Araujo launches himself at the ball to try to nod it in but is unable to get there and it bounces wide.

90' + 2' Cornella break forward after Dembele finds no one with a cross from the right. Eloy is released on the left and he tries to slide a pass in behind for Gonzalo but it rolls through to Neto.

90' There are going to be a minimum of three added minutes.

89' ARAUJO GOES CLOSE! The Uruguayan meets a corner at the near post but arrows his header just over! Barca are knocking on the door but may have left it too late to avoid extra time.

88' GREAT SAVE FROM RAMON! The ball falls kindly for Pjanic at the end of the box and it's swerves away from Ramon towards the top-right corner. The keeper springs to the side and tips it behind for a corner.

86' Pedri knocks the ball past his marker in the box, hoping to find Braithwaite. Ramon reads his intention and is there first to gather, bringing an end to the attack.

Aschalew Sanmartí

Kevin Presa

84' Presa makes way for Aschalew as extra time approaches.

83' WHAT A MISS! A corner is flicked on by Griezmann and it falls to Braithwaite at the back post. He controls on his chest inside the six-yard box but then skews his shot way off target! He had to do better.

82' Barca have wasted to incredible chances to put this tie to bed, but they've been unable to take either. It almost proves costly as Gerard's high ball into the box is headed straight to Eloy by Lenglet, but the Cornella captain nods it too close to Neto.

O. Dembélé

Penalty Miss

80' DEMEBELE FAILS TO SCORE! It's a poor penalty from the France international. He sticks it too close to Ramon, who didn't even have to move to keep it out! He has just thrown away a great chance to win the game for Barca.

Ramón Juan

Penalty Save

80' IT'S SAVED AGAIN! Dembele drills the spot-kick straight down the middle and Ramon stays where he is, blocking it by getting down on one knee! That is absolutely incredible.

78' PENALTY TO BARCELONA! Lenglet is caught with a kick to the head by Moreno, who was attempting to hook the ball to safety. It's similar to the incident in the first half that resulted in Barca's first spot-kick. Will Pjanic take this one?

76' Pjanic curls a long, high ball into the box for Braithwaite to chase. The bounce is too high for the striker and Ramon takes full advantage to step out further in his box and claim it.

Pedri

Trincão

74' Pedri has sent on for Trincao in a move that it is likely hoped will lead to Cornella's defence being unlocked.

Busquets

Ilaix Kourouma

74' Ilaix enjoyed an impressive debut but he is off for Busquets now.

73' Chiki sends an excellent pass in behind for Medina but his attempted cutback is intercepted before it can find a team-mate. As it stands it looks like we could be heading for extra time.

71' Araujo does well to close the space for Eloy by the corner and, after winning the ball, he manages to draw a foul that eases the pressure on his defence.

69' Eloy has a chance to volley a poor attempted clearance from Ilaix from the edge of the box, but he completely miscues his effort and it goes out for a goal-kick.

Gonzalo Carmona

Javier Ontiveros

68' Ontiveros' time is up, with Gonzalo on in his place.

Chiki

Max Marcet

68' Marcet makes way for Chiki in Cornella's first change.

67' Griezmann is dropping very deep to try to get things started. He's operating more centrally this half, playing in behind Braithwaite with Dembele and Trincao attacking from the wings.

65' Mingueza carries the ball forward on the right and has Dembele overlapping. He tries to lay it off to the Frenchman but ends up sending his pass straight out of play. It's just not clicking for Barca at the moment.

63' Trincao cedes possession inside his own half and Cornella break, working the ball over to Ontiveros on the left side of the box. He takes a touch and shapes to shoot but Araujo puts in a strong tackle to knock the ball out of play for a throw-in.

61' Estelles is penalised for a shove in the back of Braithwaite and Barca have a chance to send a free-kick into the box. Griezmann delivers it and Araujo tries to connect at the back post, but no one gets a touch on it at all!

59' TWO CHANCES FOR CORNELLA! Medina pulls the trigger from 25 yards but Neto gets across to parry it effectively. Cornella keep the attack alive and a cross from the right ends up at the feet of Eloy at the far post, but he slices wide of the upright. He ought to have tested Neto there as well.

58' WHAT A CHANCE! Pjanic clips a delightful pass over the wall for Griezmann and he meets it unmarked with a volley. He cannot keep his shot down, with it sailing over the top of Ramon's goal.

Kevin Presa

Yellow Card

57' Presa goes into the book after going through the back of Ilaix, who did a good job of protecting the ball there.

56' Koeman is taking charge of his first Copa game as Barca boss. He won the competition with the Blaugrana as a player in 1989-90 and with Valencia as their head coach in 2007-08.

54' CLOSE! A diagonal pass finds Griezmann on the right wing and he ends up sending the ball swerving onto the roof of the net. He had Ramon scrambling there, but it's tough to believe he meant that to be a shot given the ridiculous angle.

52' He should have shot! Junior's cross is nodded into the path of Ilaix by Braithwaite. The young midfielder tries to return the pass when the ball drops, when a left-footed volley could have given Ramon something to think about. He's let Cornella of the hook there.

51' Araujo is finally cleared to come back onto the pitch - Barca had to defend a corner without him in the meantime but dealt with it well enough.

49' Araujo has gone down clutching his arm after challenging Ontiveros to an aerial ball. It's not clear how he's hurt himself there but he looks to be in some pain and is receiving treatment on the pitch. He hobbles to the touchline so it can continue.

47' ANOTHER SAVE FROM RAMON! Ilaix's cutback is helped on to Braithwaite by Griezmann, but the Denmark international's instinctive shot is pushed behind for a corner by Ramon.

46' We are back under way!

O. Dembélé

Riqui Puig

46' With Barca in need of a goal, Puig has been replaced with Dembele for the second half.

Cornella only needed one goal to knock out Atletico, and they managed to hold onto the lead from the seventh minute until the final whistle on that occasion. Barca have given them a few chances already and must be very careful not to concede first when play restarts.

That was not the greatest first half of football you're ever going to see. Decent chances were few and far between, but Cornella goalkeeper Ramon did well to keep out a Trincao volley before stopping Pjanic slotting home a penalty that was awarded after Estelles fouled Araujo. Could another Copa shock be on the cards here? There could well be if Barca don't improve in the second half.

45' + 1' HALF-TIME: Cornella 0-0 Barcelona.

45' + 1' There's only 10 seconds of added time before the referee blows his whistle for half-time.

44' Medina sends a long throw-in towards the near post and Pjanic gets his head on it. However, he loops it back towards his own goal and can breathe a sigh of relief as Neto rises above everyone else to claim it.

42' Marcet tries some tricks out on the right but ends up tripping himself and letting the ball roll out for a throw-in. He won't remember that as one of his finest moments.

41' HE HAS TO DO BETTER! Eloy comes in off the left and his pass to Medina is intelligently laid back to Dorca. He makes an absolute mess of his shot, though, shanking it high and wide.

M. Pjanić

Penalty Miss

39' PJANIC CAN'T CONVERT! With Messi absent Pjanic took on the responsibility of the spot-kick and was unable to get the better of Ramon, who made an impressive save.

Ramón Juan

Penalty Save

39' IT'S SAVED! Pjanic tries to find the bottom-left corner but Ramon guesses the right way and gets a strong hand on the ball before gathering at the second attempt.

Estellés

Yellow Card

38' Estelles goes into the book for that challenge. There was no malice, it was just a bit reckless.

38' PENALTY TO BARCELONA! Estelles catches Araujo with a high foot when attempting to clear a cross into the box, and the referee does not hesitate in pointing to the spot. Barca have a chance to move in front.

37' Braithwaite finally gets the chance to have a shot from Ilaix's knockdown but his connection isn't clean and it's deflected behind for another corner.

35' Another chance for Cornella! Medina swings a free-kick in from the left and it finds the head of Eloy. The captain is unable to keep his effort down, though, nodding it well over the top for a goal-kick.

33' GREAT SAVE!! Pjanic drills a flat delivery from a corner towards the edge of the box, where Trincao steams in and connects with an exquisite left-footed volley. It takes a slight deflection off Estelles but is still kept out by Ramon.

32' Cornella are pressing really high at the moment, largely because Neto's goal-kicks rarely leave his own box. But Barca are able to play their way through the hosts and are soon up the other end of the pitch, with Ilaix getting an effort away that is deflected behind for a corner.

30' CLOSE! Eloy and Medina combine down the right before the former plays in Guzman on the overlap. He whips the ball towards the near post where Ontiveros gets on the end of it but fails to turn it on target.

28' Ontiveros has shown his pace during the first half an hour but he lacks the strength to get around Araujo and stop a pass going out for a goal-kick. Neto takes it short to Junior and his pass is straight to an opponent, but fortunately for him the hosts fail to take advantage.

26' OVER! Pjanic's corner is headed away by Cornella but only as far as Trincao 20 yards out. He sends a volley back towards goal but it is always rising and goes nowhere near the target.

24' CHANCE FOR CORNELLA! Medina's corner is flicked goalwards by Moreno but Ontiveros appears to tread on the ball rather than control it. He slips to the floor and handles the ball in the process, giving the visitors a free-kick. That was their best opportunity so far, though.

22' Dorca miscontrols the ball on the edge of the Cornella box and Griezmann picks it up before turning and sliding a pass towards Braithwaite. Barca are forced to settle for a corner and Ramon punches it away.

20' The free-kick is laucnhed towards the box for Ontiveros to chase but Lenglet gets between the attacker and the ball, which bounces up nicely into the grasp of Neto.

19' Mingueza stands a cross up at the back post but there is no one there to connect with it and Guzman heads it out for a throw-in. Barca look to build again but Junior gives away a free-kick for a late tackle on Guzman.

17' Cornella are rushing to get forward whenever they get the ball but it means they are quick to hand possession straight back to Barca and invite them onto them once more.

15' SHOULD THAT BE A PENALTY?! Ilaix gets to the byline and cuts the ball back towards Griezmann. It clips the underside of the arm of Moreno as he slides in to make a challenge but is not deemed sufficient for a spot-kick! There is no VAR to take a look at it either. Griezmann still gets his shot away but it's blocked by the nearest defender.

14' Barca are playing a quite patient passing game but Cornella are doing a good job of pressing and forcing their opponents to make quick decisions. Eloy wins the ball and tries to spark a break but his attempted throughball is intercepted by Lenglet.

12' Eloy loses out to Ilaix in midfield and Barcelona work the ball out to Mingueza on the right. The ball finds its way back to Ilaix in the centre of the pitch and he fizzes a pass towards Griezmann, who is unable to control it and it runs out for a goal-kick.

10' Griezmann tries his luck from wide on the right but is nowhere close to threatening Ramon. It makes you wonder whether that was a poor shot or a poor cross!

8' Medina sends a deep corner swinging towards the back post and Neto watches it the whole way before palming the ball to safety. Barca look to get forward properly for the first time but a stray pass from Lenglet does their chances no good.

Riqui Puig

Yellow Card

7' Puig is shown a yellow card for what appeared to be dissent. It happened while Cornella were preparing to take a corner.

6' Pkanic is penalised for a foul on Medina just inside the Barca half and Cornella take the opportunity to launch the free-kick into the box. It finds Eloy on the far side but Minguez intervenes to concede a corner. It's taken short and is cleared behind for another corner.

5' Medina goes down with a shout and is clutching at his ankle following a tackle from Ilaix. There was not an awful lot in it but the referee awards the free-kick.

3' Ontiveros tries to get a cross in from the left but the ball is blocked and it goes out for a throw. It is launched towards the near post, where Ilaix heads it away and Cornella end up passing all the way back to their goalkeeper.

1' Barcelona get the ball rolling.

The teams are heading out onto the pitch and kick-off will be upon us soon!

This will be the first official meeting between Cornella and Barcelona. The Segunda B side are the 86th different opponent Barca have faced in the Copa.

Lionel Messi is absent for Barcelona due to suspension, but Koeman has still taken the chance to rest Frenkie de Jong and Jordi Alba in a line-up that includes just three players who started the defeat to Athletic on Sunday. Ilaix makes his debut in midfield, while Collado will be hoping to make his third senior appearance for the club from the bench. For Cornella, Ramon returns in goal and takes the place of Juanma. Their only other change sees Albert Estelles come in for Rulo Prieto.

Barcelona bench: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Arnau Tenas, Samuel Umtiti, Matheus Fernandes, Sergio Busquets, Alex Collado, Konrad de la Fuente, Pedri, Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona (4-3-3): Neto; Oscar Minguez, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Junior Firpo; Ilaix Moriba, Miralem Pjanic, Riqui Puig; Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite, Francisco Trincao.

Cornella bench: Juanma Santaella, Chiki, Alex Pla, Gerard Martin, Eric Mourin, Aschalew Sanmarti, Thymos Caroutas, Marc Vilaplana, Gonzalo Carmona.

Cornella (4-4-2): Ramon Juan; Albert Estelles, Pol Moreno, Borja Garcia, Kevin Presa; Ivan Guzman, Albert Dorca, Max Marcet, Agus Medina; Javier Ontiveros, Eloy Gila.

Cornella have already pulled off one shock in the Copa this year by eliminating Atletico Madrid in the previous round. They'll be hoping to emulate Alcoyano's achievement against Real Madrid on Wednesday and send another LaLiga giant in the form of Barcelona out of the competition. Ronald Koeman is without some senior figures but will expect his team to bounce back from their Supercopa de Espana final defeat to Athletic Bilbao at the weekend by beating Cornella.

Hello and welcome to this live commentary on the Copa del Rey clash between third-tier Cornella and LaLiga giants Barcelona.

Cornellà v Barcelona Live Commentary, 21/01/2021

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