Barcelona 5-0 Leganes: 5 Hits and Flops | Copa del Rey 2019-20 

Messi and Arthur celebrate during Barcelona's 5-0 win over Leganes
Messi and Arthur celebrate during Barcelona's 5-0 win over Leganes

#2 Hit: Clement Lenglet

Lenglet doesn't score enough but enjoyed a solid all-round display topped off with this first-half header
Lenglet doesn't score enough but enjoyed a solid all-round display topped off with this first-half header

For all their creative riches, Barcelona have regularly been criticised for an over-reliance on goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to bail them out of precarious situations in recent seasons.

While that is true, you'd be naive to ignore the consistency of Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet - which is heightened in matches like these, where they avoid cup upsets and surprise defeats against plucky opposition who ultimately have nothing to lose.

Lenglet was an unused substitute during Barca's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Valencia last weekend, but returned to the side with his best display of 2020 to date - one he'll be hoping he can use as a springboard for more success this season and beyond, after an unpredictable campaign up to this point.

He took his goal well, leaving Siovas in his wake before flicking past Cuellar, and while he didn't have much to do defensively, remained alert when called upon - testing his distribution and comfortability on the ball where possible. 132 touches was second to Pique's 134 over the 90 minutes, though he enjoyed a whopping 97.6% completion rate (122 passes made), won all four of his duels contested and made six of eight attempted long balls too.

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Edited by Samya Majumdar
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