Barcelona played more than 45 minutes against 10 men after VAR red
Barcelona and Real Sociedad met in a Copa del Rey quarter-final at Camp Nou.
Despite not having many chances, both teams could have scored in the first half. Real Sociedad's task, however, became much more difficult in the 40th minute.
Brais Mendez made a poor tackle on Sergio Busquets after a 50:50 ball. The incident occurred right in front of referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who issued a yellow card.
The VAR intervened and asked the referee to look again. The tackle was extremely dangerous, and the referee upgraded the card from yellow to red.
Barcelona took full advantage, and Ousmane Dembele scored the game's lone goal in the 52nd minute.
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The Gunners have already signed Leandro Trossar and Jakub Kiwiol for the winter window, but they could add a new player or two to their roster by the end of January.
Fresneda has emerged as a potential destination for Mikel Arteta's squad, who were eyeing his Valladolid right-back at Real.
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Arsenal hope to agree a deal for Iván Fresneda this month
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The Gunners have recently faced stiff competition for his signature from Borussia Dortmund (opens in new tab), although he is said to have made a £13m bid for the Spanish player. Fresneda is believed to be attracted to a potential spell with the German side, in which case he will likely play more regularly for the first team.
The Daily Mirror(opens in a new tab) writes that Arsenal will decide in the next day or in two days whether Arsenal will sign Fresneda, who at the time of writing he has only played 10 games in La Liga. I'm here.
The teenager's transfer could be complicated by Mohamed Erneny not wanting to return from injury and Arteta revealing Arsenal are eyeing the midfielder.
"Ideally we need to cover a little more in midfield," he said. "It's very complicated in this market. “The most important thing is to get the performance and the time we need on the pitch, with players who are already very good today.”
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