Hello everyone and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time covering the Copa del Rey Round of 16 duel between Racing Santander and Barcelona at El Sardinero.
Barcelona is heading into tonight’s clash on the back of a Supercopa de Espana triumph against Real Madrid on Sunday. The Catalan side saw Raphinha bag a brace and Robert Lewandowski score one of his own in a 3-2 victory against Los Blancos.
It marked Barcelona‘s tenth straight win across all competitions, as well as the first time they conceded a goal in six matches. No team has won the cup more times than Barcelona, who beat Real Madrid in last season’s final to lift its 32nd Copa del Rey trophy.
The Blaugrana will be hosted by a Racing Santander side who sit top of the LaLiga HYPERMOTION table, level on points with Las Palmas. A drop in form has seen the hosts grab just one win in their last five games.
Yet, that victory was against a Villarreal side that sit third in the LaLiga EA SPORTS table in the previous round of the Copa del Rey. Juan Carlos Arana netted twice before the break, as Racing Santander secured a 2-1 win to knock out Marcelino‘s side from the competition.
The last time the two teams faced each other dates back in 2011/12, which was Racing Santander‘s last season in the Spanish top flight.
Racing Santander vs Barcelona latest live text updates
Goal! Racing de Santander 0, Barcelona 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range.
Attempt saved. Manex Lozano (Racing de Santander) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Iñigo Vicente.
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
Marco Sangalli (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Handball by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
Marco Sangalli (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
Javi Castro (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Iñigo Vicente is caught offside.
Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Álvaro Mantilla is caught offside.
Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Marc Casadó.
Iñigo Vicente (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Damián Rodríguez (Racing de Santander).
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Javi Castro.
Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jokin Ezkieta (Racing de Santander).
Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Substitution, Racing de Santander. Andrés Martín replaces Íñigo Sainz-Maza.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Manex Lozano is caught offside.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López is caught offside.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Suleiman Camara is caught offside.
Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Racing de Santander. Iñigo Vicente replaces Mario García.
Damián Rodríguez (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Damián Rodríguez (Racing de Santander).
Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
Manex Lozano (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manex Lozano.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Dani Olmo.
Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Ferran Torres.
Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Marcus Rashford.
Goal! Racing de Santander 0, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt blocked. Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario García with a headed pass.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Íñigo Sainz-Maza.
Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro Mantilla.
Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Racing de Santander. Marco Sangalli replaces Giorgi Guliashvili.
Substitution, Racing de Santander. Damián Rodríguez replaces Aritz Aldasoro.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Manex Lozano is caught offside.
Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Marc Bernal.
Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu Hernando.
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jokin Ezkieta (Racing de Santander). Assisted by Jules Koundé.
Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Íñigo Sainz-Maza (Racing de Santander).
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jokin Ezkieta.
Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jokin Ezkieta (Racing de Santander). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
Offside, Barcelona. Marc Bernal is caught offside.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mario García.
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box.
Second Half begins Racing de Santander 0, Barcelona 0.
Substitution, Racing de Santander. Manex Lozano replaces Juan Carlos Arana.
First Half ends, Racing de Santander 0, Barcelona 0.
Attempt missed. Juan Carlos Arana (Racing de Santander) header from the centre of the box.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jokin Ezkieta (Racing de Santander).
Delay in match (Barcelona).
Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander).
Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Íñigo Sainz-Maza (Racing de Santander).
Marc Bernal (Barcelona) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
Handball by Mario García (Racing de Santander).
Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Maguette Gueye.
Mario García (Racing de Santander) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Giorgi Guliashvili (Racing de Santander).
Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Giorgi Guliashvili is caught offside.
Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Álvaro Mantilla (Racing de Santander).
Offside, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Aritz Aldasoro (Racing de Santander) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Suleiman Camara.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu Hernando.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario García (Racing de Santander).
Offside, Racing de Santander. Maguette Gueye is caught offside.
Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
Juan Carlos Arana (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Maguette Gueye (Racing de Santander).
Attempt saved. Suleiman Camara (Racing de Santander) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Juan Carlos Arana.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mario García.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aritz Aldasoro.
Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
Juan Carlos Arana (Racing de Santander) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Maguette Gueye is caught offside.
Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
Corner, Racing de Santander. Conceded by Joan García.
Offside, Racing de Santander. Suleiman Camara is caught offside.
First Half begins.
The Barcelona defence will have to be on its toes today. it faces a Racing side that has scored in 28 consecutive matches.
Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes due to security issues regarding access to the stadium
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Racing XI: Ezkieta, Mantilla, Manu Hernando, Castro, Mario García, Iñigo Sainz-Maza, Aldasoro, Suleiman, Guliashvili, Maguette y Arana
Flick definitely isn’t taking the cup tie lightly. There are some changes to the line-up, but apart from the double pivot, this could easily be the starting eleven for any match. Lamine isn’t being rested, and neither is Joan García.
Barcelona XI: Joan García, Koundé, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Balde, Casadó, Bernal, Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Rashford, Ferran Torres.
Racing Santander possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ezkieta; Mantilla, Ramon, Gonzalez, Garcia; Gueye, Puerta; Sangalli, Canales, Camara; Martin
Barcelona possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Garcia, Araujo, Martin, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Bardghji, Olmo, Rashford; Ferran
When does Racing Santander vs Barcelona start?
Kick-off is scheduled for 21:00 CET. For fans in the United Kingdom, the match begins at 20:00 GMT.
In the United States, it will get underway at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Where to watch Racing Santander vs Barcelona?
In the United States, Racing Santander vs Barcelona will be available via ESPN+. For viewers in the United Kingdom, the match will be available through Premier Sports, with streaming via Premier Player.
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Second Half ends, Racing de Santander 0, Barcelona 2.