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It now seems that Lewandowski is set to be sidelined, although it may not be as simple as all that with suggestions Barca could still appeal the decision again.

Reliable reports Lewandowski's appeal been rejected and three-game ban will kick in on Sun vs. It may go on & on & on ffs— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) Barça have not received notification of that yet and will decide next step if/when they do.

Former Barcelona junior Oriol Soldevila scored a hat trick against his old club but still ended on the losing side as third tier InterCity took the LaLiga ...

He had not been in the squad for the Copa match against Intercity. The "The Copa is like this, we know it, it's not easy," Araújo said. We did not kill the game off when we were in front. We were not good enough in both boxes. [upheld a three-game suspension](/soccer/barcelona-espbarcelona/story/4844470/barcelonas-robert-lewandowski-to-miss-atletico-clash-after-three-game-ban-upheld) for Barcelona striker [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski) in the Spanish league, taking him out of the league match against [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068) on Sunday.

This time it was Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli who felt the referee's wrath. Sampaoli was dismissed after just 17 minutes of his team's Copa del Rey clash with ...

The incident didn’t seem to have much effect on Sevilla. He was initially booked but carried on and was swiftly handed his marching orders. The controversial referee showed 14 yellow cards and three red ones at the Camp Nou at the weekend and had his cards out again in the Copa del Rey.

Ansu Fati snatched an extra-time winner for Barcelona in a thrilling 4-3 victory over third-tier Intercity in the Spanish Cup round of 32 on Wednesday.

Real Mallorca needed extra-time to beat Pontevedra 2-0, while Real Sociedad progressed to the last 16 with a 1-0 win at UD Logrones. Substitute Fati came close at the start of the additional period and then fired Barcelona ahead with a deflected strike which looped home in the 104th minute, and it proved decisive. Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembele spurned opportunities for the visitors before Intercity struck a shock equaliser, with Soldevila netting from close range after the ball was nodded into his path from a corner.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will serve a three-match suspension, starting on Sunday when the Catalans face Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

However, it is also suggested that Barça still have opportunity to appeal and therefore potentially keep delaying the ban. That appeal was rejected but the club continued to escalate the matter. But any appeal must be submitted by the end of Thursday due it being the last working day in Spain before the Atletico game – Friday is Kings Day and a public holiday.

The most exciting thing after seeing the line-up was the fact that Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde were the centre-back pairing for the game. After months of ...

Finally, Ansu’s moment did come when he got on the end of a Raphinha cross and finished it off to give Barcelona a 4-3 lead. Had a great chance to put Barcelona into the lead early in the second half but shot straight at the keeper. The 19-year-old ran the show for Xavi’s side in the first half and came up with a peach of an assist for Araujo’s goal. Taken off in the 60th minute for Raphinha. The 18-year-old is a bundle of energy that keeps on giving. Torres came up with a typical ‘Torres’ performance in the first half. Taken off in the 60th minute for Gavi. Taken off for Ansu Fati in the 75th minute. Barcelona have a serious gem on their hands and Torre will undoubtedly be an exceptional player for the club in the future. Pena had a largely untroubled first half but was solid with the ball at his feet. They looked like the better team for much of the second half and even managed to equalise. After months of waiting, the partnership that everyone was waiting for became a reality.

ALICANTE, Spain, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona were given a huge fright by third-tier CF Intercity but ultimately prevailed 4-3 in their third round Copa ...

Mallorca needed extra time to win away to Pontevedra, with Abdon Prats putting them ahead in the 97th minute and Vedat Muriqi sealing the win soon afterwards. Intercity defended in depth in the first half, but switched to a 4-4-2 formation after the break and took the game to their rivals. The side from Alicante fell behind to Barca on three separate occasions, but each time they fought back to force extra time, only for Barca to win the game with a deflected shot from Ansu Fati.

The CAS shot down that request, but Barcelona turned to the Central Contentious Court of Madrid who lifted the three-match ban on Lewandowski temporarily, ...

While it led to a one-match suspension, he was handed an additional ban for two more games for his alleged gestures towards the match officials. [Xavi was demanded his players to step up and be more productive in the final third](https://barcauniversal.com/xavi-demands-greater-effectiveness-from-barcelona-forwards-to-address-lewandowski-dependency/), and they will need to do so in the upcoming matches if the Blaugrana are to continue as the leaders of La Liga. [Gerard Romero](https://twitter.com/gerardromero/status/1610687331840950274), Barcelona have accepted the decision of the CAS and will not lodge a fresh appeal against Lewandowski’s ban.