Defending champions Barcelona continued their strong cup run by securing a 2-0 victory over Racing Santander at home to advance into the Copa del Rey quarterfinals. Although Hansi Flick’s side struggled to find rhythm in the opening half, the Catalans came alive after the break with goals from Ferran Torres and teenage star Lamine Yamal.
The win stretched Barca’s winning streak to 11 matches across all competitions — a feat they have now achieved for the fifth time in club history. Their longest run remains the legendary 18-game streak during the 2005–06 season.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚. 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔,” 𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Yamal and Torres Seal the Deal in Barcelona
Barcelona dominated possession with 77 percent of the ball, registering 17 shots, seven of them on target. Racing, meanwhile, managed just six attempts throughout the contest.
The breakthrough arrived in the 66th minute when Torres calmly finished after linking up with Fermin Lopez. Substitutes Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Pedri injected fresh energy, keeping Racing pinned back. In added time, Yamal exchanged passes with Raphinha before driving a near-post finish to double the lead and put the tie beyond doubt.
“𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍,” 𝒀𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
With the referee’s final whistle, Barcelona’s place in the last eight was confirmed. The Blaugrana now shift focus back to La Liga, where they face Real Sociedad on Sunday.
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