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Ernesto Valverde says he ‘saw a lot of good things’ in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey win

Ernesto Valverde says he saw a lot of good things during Barcelona’s narrow win over Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.

The Barca boss made plenty of changes to his side for the game, giving youngsters and fringe players a chance, and seemed pleased with their performance.

“The team had the right winning attitude” he said. “But it was hard to get our game flowing and we lost a lot of balls because they were coming in so strong. Football is always a permanent test, but I did see a lot of good things today.