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Jan 30, 2020 at 6pm UK at Camp Nou
Attendance: 43,216
Barcelona
5-0
Leganes
Griezmann (4'), Lenglet (27'), Messi (59', 89'), Arthur (77')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Quique Setien calls for more from Barcelona despite Leganes drubbing

Quique Setien calls for more from Barcelona despite Leganes drubbing
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The head coach is relaxed about the club not signing a forward with Luis Suarez being out injured.

Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has called for more from his players despite a 5-0 win over Leganes in the Copa del Rey last 16.

Lionel Messi struck a second-half brace after Frenchmen Antoine Griezmann and Clement Lenglet put the hosts two up at half-time.

Substitute Arthur was also on target to help Barca cruise into the quarter-finals and bounce back from the weekend's LaLiga defeat to Valencia.

But new boss Setien told a press conference: "We have done many things well, but I am not happy at all because we lost control of the game in the final stretch of the first half.

"We have done very well for the first 20 to 25 minutes, we have been precise and we have had control.

"It is true that they could have hurt us and that they have reached us.

Lionel Messi scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season for Barcelona in the 5-0 win against Leganes
Lionel Messi scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season for Barcelona in the 5-0 win against Leganes (Joan Monfort/AP)

"Do not see I am completely satisfied because we have lost control at some points in the game, especially at the end of the first half."

The victory was Messi's 500th since his Barcelona debut and he was back to his best after a difficult encounter at Valencia.

Earlier in the day, the Nou Camp club confirmed they would not be signing a forward to make up for the absence of Luis Suarez, who is not expected to play again this season after surgery on his knee.

Setien is relaxed about the situation and pointed out Ousmane Dembele will return in February after suffering a thigh injury two months ago.

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"I have confidence in the players I have," the 61-year-old added. "We have to think about what there is and we are happy because in a few weeks we will recover Dembele."

Javier Aguirre admitted Leganes always knew it would be tough to progress once the draw for the last 16 was made.

He only took over in November and with the club in the LaLiga relegation zone, the Mexican explained their focus has always been survival.

"My competition was not this," Aguirre told reporters. "We were excited in the previous round, but when we saw the draw we knew it was complicated.

"They were superior and now we have to think about LaLiga which is what concerns us.

"In the second half, we were a messy team and we were at the mercy of Barcelona. We tried to make up the score, but with it 3-0, it was game over."

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona27184563313258
2Real Madrid27168349193056
3Sevilla27138639291047
4Real Sociedad27144945331246
5Getafe27137737251246
6Atletico MadridAtletico271112431211045
7Valencia2711973839-142
8Villarreal27115114438638
9Granada27115113332138
10Athletic Bilbao2791082923637
11Osasuna2781093438-434
12Real Betis2789103843-533
13Levante27103143240-833
14AlavesAlaves2788112937-832
15Real Valladolid27611102333-1029
16EibarEibar2776142741-1427
17Celta Vigo27511112234-1226
18Mallorca2774162844-1625
19Leganes2758142139-1823
20Espanyol2748152346-2320

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