Griezmann Brace Spares Setien's Blushes as Barcelona Rally to Beat Ibiza

January 22, 2020 21:03

Antoine Griezmann scored a second-half brace to seal a comeback 2-1 win for Barcelona against third-tier Ibiza in the Copa del Rey round of 32.

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Antoine Griezmann saved Barcelona from Copa del Rey humiliation as he scored a second-half double to see off Ibiza 2-1.

Having made an impressive start to his tenure with a dominant 1-0 win over Granada in which Barca had 82 per cent of possession, Quique Setien rested Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique for the trip to the Balearic island.

LaLiga's pacesetters enjoyed similar superiority in terms of time on the ball, but appeared on course for an incredible upset defeat to the Segunda B club, who took the lead through a goal credited to Josep Caballe inside 10 minutes.

Ibiza gets the party started with the opening goal over Barcelona 😳

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Ibiza had chances to extend their advantage, but the hosts eventually ran out of steam and Griezmann levelled in the 72nd minute, before securing Barca's progression to the last 16 in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Griezmann levelled it, but that De Jong through ball 😍

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