On Friday, six King's Cup ("Copa del Rey") matches were played in Spain, and one of them featured the Spanish champions.
"Barcelona" faced off against "Cartagena" on the road, defeating them after a tough battle with a score of 1-3.
The hosts took the lead first, but in the first half, the Catalans managed to score two goals. Pedro and Cesc Fabregas found the back of the net.
In the 76th minute, Pedro doubled the score, and at the end of the match, Jean Marie Dongou, who came on as a substitute, sealed the final score.
The second match between these teams will take place on December 17th at the "Camp Nou" stadium.
In addition, the Sevilla teams celebrated victories, while "Villarreal," San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad," and Madrid's "Rayo Vallecano" settled for draws.
All results:
"Cartagena" 1 - 4 "Barcelona"
17' [1 - 0] F.Rodriguez
36' [1 - 1] Pedro
43' [1 - 2] C.Fabregas
76' [1 - 3] Pedro
90' [1 - 4] J.M.Dongou
"Lleida" 1 - 2 "Betis"
7' [1 - 0] J.Molina (own goal)
26' [1 - 1] J.Verdu (penalty)
42' [1 - 2] J.Molina
5' P.Torres ("Lleida") sent off
"Villarreal" 2 - 2 "Elche"
22' [1 - 0] G.dos Santos
61' [1 - 1] S.Pelegrin
66' [1 - 2] R.Boakye
89' [2 - 2] J.Aquinho
"Algeciras" 1 - 1 "Real Sociedad"
58' [0 - 1] A.Griezmann
64' [1 - 1] J.Alfaro
"Racing Santader" 0 - 1 "Sevilla"
4' [0 - 1] J.Samperio
53' Coke ("Sevilla") sent off
"Valladolid" 0 - 0 "Rayo Vallecano"