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Phil Costa·21 January 2021
đȘđž Two penalties missed! Barça survive major scare against CornellĂ

OneFootball
Phil Costa·21 January 2021
Barcelona survived a major scare after edging past third division side CornellĂĄ 2-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
The LaLiga giants saw two penalties saved in normal time before Ousmane Dembélé secured victory in injury time.
Scorers: DembĂ©lĂ© 93âČ, Braithwaite 120âČ
In an evenly matched first-half, Francisco TrincĂŁo went closest for Barcelona after he was picked out by Miralem PjaniÄ but his side-footed volley was comfortably saved.
However, Barça were awarded a penalty after 37 minutes when Albert FernĂĄndez was penalised for kicking Ronald AraĂșjo in the head â only for RamĂłn Juan to save brilliantly from PjaniÄ.
Martin Braithwaite and Antoine Griezmann both missed presentable chances after the break, before Eloy Gila almost put the hosts ahead with a rasping half volley.
With extra time looming, Barça were awarded another penalty when Clement Lenglet was kicked in the face this time, but Juan saved AGAIN after Ousmane Dembélé put an awful penalty down the middle.
But Dembélé made up for his shocking penalty moments later, slamming a strike past the excellent Cornellà goalkeeper who still managed to get fingertips onto the shot.
Albert EstellĂ©s was dismissed late on for his poorly-timed challenge on AraĂșjo, before Braithwaite finally secured victory with a simple finish.