Copa Del Rey: Celta Vigo 1- Barcelona 1
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Staying with the beautiful game, we head over to Spain where Barcelona were in last 16 action of the Copa Del Rey, away at Celta Vigo for the first leg. Returning to La Liga's leaders was record signing Ousmane Dembele after a four month absence with a hamstring problem having made the switch from Dortmund for a fee which could rise to 135 million pounds in the summer. The 20-year-old started on the bench in a much changed Barca side who would be unable to end the night with a win going into the second leg at the Nou Camp next Thursday.
Ernesto Valverde's team take the lead on 15 minutes through Jose Arnaiz before Dennis Suarez misses an open goal three minutes later.
Pione Sisto makes them pay for that missed opportunity, firing home the equaliser on the half hour mark.
Dembele is introduced with 20 minutes left on the clock but can't turn the tide for the visitors and it ends 1-1.
Elsewhere, Gareth Bale puts Real Madrid 1-nil up from the spot at second division Numancia in the 35th minute.
They have to wait until the 89th minute for a second and it comes thanks to another penalty, this time from Isco.
Young Spanish striker Borja Mayoral adds a third in stoppage time. 3-nil is how it ends, the return leg at the Bernabeu will kick off Wednesday.