Barcelona win 2-1 away to Ibiza in Copa del Rey
Ibiza took a ninth-minute lead through Javi Perez
Copa del Rey record holders Barcelona survived a scare to beat third tier UD Ibiza 2-1 in the round of 32.
Barca, winners of the event 30 times and in four of the past five seasons, rested Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique but started Antoine Griezmann.
On a plastic pitch at the Can Misses stadium, Ibiza took a ninth-minute lead through Javi Perez.
But France international Griezmann equalised after 72 minutes and added the winner deep into injury time.
With the capacity increased from 4,500 to a sell-out 6,445 especially for the game, a carnival atmosphere intensified when Perez ghosted in to slot into the corner from 15 yards.
Barca's pressure finally told midway through the second half when Griezmann levelled from similar range, evading his marker to collect a neat Frenkie de Jong through ball and stroke in left-footed.
Awarded a bye through to the last 32 in this season's revamped structure, which comprises single-leg matches apart from the semi-finals, Barca needed the fourth minute of added time to secure victory in new coach Quique Setien's second match at the helm.
In heavy rain, his team broke swiftly and Griezmann escaped again to dispatch another clinical left-footed finish.
Ibiza are managed by former Barca player Pablo Alfaro, who played alongside Setien for three years at Racing Santander.
Since the club was formed in 2015, replacing UD Ibiza-Eivissa and backed financially by president Amadeo Salvo, they have won promotion twice in three seasons to sit third in their Segunda Division B group.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
Line-ups
Ibiza
13Parreño
22López DelgadoBooked at 61mins
4De La Fuente De La Iglesia
5Gómez
2GrimaBooked at 88mins
17Pérez Mateo
14NúñezBooked at 90mins
15Lara GrandeSubstituted forSiboat 77'minutesBooked at 83mins
8CaballéSubstituted forCarbiá Barreraat 86'minutes
9RodadoSubstituted forMendozaat 73'minutesBooked at 78mins
11Nascimento Oliveira
Substitutes
1Anacker
6Arranz Albertos
7Carbiá Barrera
10Cirio Olivares
16Quintanilla Urionabarrenetxea
18Mendoza
20Sibo
Barcelona
13Murara Neto
20Roberto
15Lenglet
24Firpo
21de Jong
2Nélson Semedo
4RakiticSubstituted forVidalat 81'minutes
28PuigSubstituted forArthurat 71'minutes
31FatiBooked at 90mins
17Griezmann
27PérezSubstituted forAlbaat 59'minutes
Substitutes
1ter Stegen
8Arthur
18Alba
22Vidal
23Umtiti
29Ruiz
40Brandáriz
Referee:
Pablo González Fuertes
Attendance:
6,500
Match Stats
Home TeamIbizaAway TeamBarcelona
Possession
Home22%
Away78%
Shots
Home7
Away8
Shots on Target
Home2
Away3
Corners
Home3
Away4
Fouls
Home23
Away7
Source: bbc.com
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