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Barcelona survive scare against third tier side

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Ansu Fati scored the winner in the 103rd minute for Barcelona,/Courtesy

Barcelona survived a scare in the Copa del Rey as Ansu Fati scored in extra-time to secure victory against Spanish third-tier side Intercity.

Oriol Soldevila, released by Birmingham City last summer, threatened to upset the La Liga giants with a hat-trick.

He first cancelled out Ronald Araujo’s early opener before equalising again after Ousmane Dembele restored Barcelona’s lead.

Raphinha struck in the 77th minute but Soldevila scored again soon after.

That took the game to extra time, where Fati’s deflected finish sent Barcelona into the last 16.

Oriol Soldevila
Oriol Soldevila was released by Barcelona before spending two years at Championship side Birmingham./Courtesy

“It was the magic of the cup,” Araujo told Movistar.

“It will serve us to learn from, the cup is like this, we know that.”

BBC Sport

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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