Everything looks decided

FC Barcelona won 3-0 away to Alcoyano with goals from Henry, Gudjohnsen (p) and Bojan, and as good as sentenced the tie, although there is still the second leg to play at the Camp Nou on January 2. Are going to miss out on a place in the next round. A first half goal from Henry and two late additions from Gudjohnsen and Bojan mean that despite their aggressive attitude to the game, Alcoyano are will only be playing at the Camp Nou for the experience, and not for any realistic hope of qualification.

Barça wholly superior
The game was intense from the outset, with Alcoyano clearly desperate to make a game of it, but nothing they could do was of any trouble to Barça. The visitors took a professional attitude from the start and refused to allow their hosts to get carried away and little by little started pegging Alcoyano back in their own half.

Gudjohnsen and Henry connect
Barça’s dominance finally played dividends with Henry’s opener (min 25), who found the target nicely following a delightful assist from Gudjohnsen. The Icelander and Frenchman have developed a terrific understanding and in the 42nd minute combined again, only for Henry’s effort to hit the post. At half time it was still 1-0, but only Barça looked like scoring any more.

Second hard to find
But despite his excellent first half, Henry made way for Bojan after the break, although the Icelander stayed on and continued to perform well, and almost got his reward in the 50th minute with a shot that missed by inches.

Bojan (57) and Gudjohnsen again (72) also came close, but both strikes went over the bar. Things took a turn for the worse when Giovani was stretchered off.

Gudjohnsen at last
It was all one-way traffic, but the second goal did not arrive until the 80th minute after the home side were reduced to ten men when Baixauli received his second yellow card. Shortly after the referee granted Barça a penalty for handball in the area, and Gudjohnsen coolly converted in the 82nd minute to make it 2-0.

Final barrage
The third came deep into injury time, and that with Alcoyano down to nine men after Carrión was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Bojan, the same player who scored Barça’s third following a delightful cross from Xavi from the right (94).

In the end Barça came home with a 3-0 advantage that hardly forced the best out of the team, and a place in the next round now seems little more than a formality.



The goals :

0-1, Henry (min 25)
0-2, Gudjohnsen (pen, min 89)
0-3, Bojan (min 94)


Source : FCB