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Barcelona 5-0 Murcia, 2017 Copa del Rey: Match Review

Barcelona made easy work of the Segunda Division B side Real Murcia, earning a place in the Round of 16 with a dominating 5-0 win in the second leg and an aggregate win of 8-0. Five different scorers found the net for the Catalans as Paco Alcacer, Gerard Pique, Aleix Vidal, Denis Suarez and Jose Arnaiz all scored for Barcelona.

As soon as he match-squad was released it was evident that Ernesto Valverde was going to rotate heavily. Only a couple of first-team regulars started the match, namely Nelson Semedo and Pique, while role players like Gerard Deulofeu, Lucas Digne and Denis also started.