Spanish fourth division midfielder PROPOSES to his girlfriend just moments after 4-0 loss to Barcelona in Copa del Rey
- Israel Garcia dropped to one knee and proposed to his girlfriend Pilar
- The proposal came after his side suffered a blow to Barbastro in the round of 32
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A player from fourth division Barbastro lost and won on Saturday.
After losing 4-0 to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, Israel Garcia dropped to one knee on the pitch and proposed to his girlfriend Pilar.
She looked surprised, covered her face with her hands with a smile, and then said “Yes,” to cheers from onlookers behind the couple.
Later they posed for photos, with Pilar showing her hand with the ring García gave her.
“It was the right day,” García told Spanish media.
The midfielder played the entire round of 32 against Barcelona.
Spanish fourth division midfielder Israel García lost and won on Saturday evening
García dropped to one knee on the field and proposed to his girlfriend Pilar
Pilar looked surprised and covered her face with her hands as she smiled, then said, “Yes.”
Defender Eric Garcia put Barca ahead with a bullet header in the 21st minute, before Lewandowski nodded home from close range ten minutes later.
The Polish forward scored a third goal two minutes into the second half with a simple low finish from close to the penalty spot and Pablo Torre made it 4-0 after taking advantage of a mistake by Barbastro goalkeeper Arnau Fabrega.
“We had to start the year like this,” coach Hansi Flick said at a news conference. ‘We were very good defensively. We didn’t give our rivals any chance.”
The victory earned Flick the 100th victory of his managerial career, while Barcelona emergency signing Wojciech Szczesny made his debut in goal for the club.
Former Polish goalkeeper Szczesny came out of retirement when he joined the LaLiga giants in October to replace the injured Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, but was forced to wait to make his debut while his rival between the posts Inaki Pena maintained good form .
Barcelona took the lead when defender Ronald Araujo nodded after a long pass into the penalty area from Frenkie De Jong for Garcia to score into a bottom corner.
Araujo made his season debut after suffering a hamstring injury during the Copa America in July.
“Ronald got injured, but today we saw that he is doing well,” said Flick. ‘We have to be careful with him, but he played well for 90 minutes. He is a leader, a captain. It’s good to have him.’
Garcia (left) played the entire round of 32 against Barcelona, who claimed a 4–0 victory
The Catalans booked their place in the next round thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s brace
The hosts thwarted many of the visitors’ attempts, but Lewandowski, LaLiga’s top scorer with 16 goals, doubled the lead after the ball deflected off a defender.
The 36-year-old added another goal after the break as Barcelona continued to dominate possession, with around 80% throughout the match.
Torre sealed the victory in the 56th minute, calmly scoring after home guard Fabrega failed to find one of his defenders with a low pass, which instead ended up at the Barca midfielder’s feet.
