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The goals of Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi sealed the Copa del Rey's 3-0 win over Barcelona against Levante at Camp Nou, although visitors have the intention to officially complain about the nature of their clash in the round of 16.
Barça were forced to return to their 2-1 defeat in the first leg and Dembele's early double in the first half allowed Ernesto Valverde's holders to take 3-2 overall.
Messi's delicate chip allowed Barca to keep total control after the break to ensure a 4-2 total win, but the Blaugrana are facing a wait to know if they could be sanctioned – and potentially even eliminated from the competition.
In preparation for the match, Levante President Quico Catalan said the Valencia-based club would appeal after El Mundo's announcement on Thursday that Barca had chosen an ineligible player in the first match of the match. week at the Ciutat de Valencia.
According to the Madrid newspaper El Mundo, defender Chumi should not have played in the first leg at the Ciutat de Valencia after being suspended at Barca B.
(Reuters)
El Mundo quotes Article 56.3, which states that a club can not line up a young player at the highest level before the ban is served. However, it is unclear whether this rule would apply in this case as the 19-year-old was suspended for his fifth booking in a league game, not in the cup competition.
Barca felt that he had done nothing wrong, although the president of Levante, Catalan, said before the match that his club would file a formal complaint: "Whatever happens on the pitch, Levante will talk about the situation at the Federation tomorrow. [Friday]. "
(AFP / Getty Images)
The case recalls the situation of Real Madrid in 2015-2016, when Los Blancos were expelled from the Copa del Rey for opposing Denis Cheryshev in Cadiz and it appeared that the Russian international was suspended from his stay in Villarreal.
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