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Copa del Rey · R16 · 1st Leg2017-01-05 · 21:15:00
Athletic Club2-1HT 2–0
BarcelonaSan Mamés · 45,772 spectatorsRef: David Fernandez Borbalan
1Goals
7.8Rating
“Messi’s late free-kick brings up his 30th career direct free-kick goal, turning a tense Copa del Rey last-16 tie against Athletic into another personal milestone in his peak years.”
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Athletic Club
KO
Barcelona25
Aritz Aduriz1–0
Raúl García
Aritz Aduriz
1–0
Raúl García
25
28
Iñaki Williams2–0
Aritz Aduriz
Iñaki Williams
2–0
Aritz Aduriz
28
39
Aritz Aduriz
Samuel Umtiti
Aritz Aduriz
39
Samuel Umtiti
46
Jordi Alba
Andrés Iniesta
46
Jordi Alba
Andrés Iniesta
48
Sergio Busquets
48
Sergio Busquets
HT2–0
52
Lionel Messi2–1
52
Lionel Messi
2–1
53
Ander Iturraspe
Ander Iturraspe
53
54
Raúl García
Raúl García
54
68
▲Iker Muniain
▼Enric Saborit
▲Iker Muniain
▼Enric Saborit
68
71
▲André Gomes
▼Rakitić I.
71
▲André Gomes
▼Rakitić I.
74
Raúl García
Raúl García
74
77
▲Javier Eraso
▼Aritz Aduriz
▲Javier Eraso
▼Aritz Aduriz
77
80
Ander Iturraspe
Ander Iturraspe
80
83
▲Gorka Elustondo
▼Iñaki Williams
▲Gorka Elustondo
▼Iñaki Williams
83
88
▲Paco Alcácer
▼Samuel Umtiti
88
▲Paco Alcácer
▼Samuel Umtiti
FT2–1
Milestones
30free kick goals
Thirty direct free-kick goals is a total most specialists never touch, yet he reached it while also being the primary creator and scorer from open play. The leap from 20 to 30 in such a short span turned dead balls into something closer to penalties whenever he stood over them.
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