Spanish fourth division midfielder PROPOSES to his girlfriend just moments after 4-0 loss to Barcelona in Copa del Rey
A player from fourth-division club Barbastro lost and won on Saturday.
After losing to Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey, Israel Garcia dropped to one knee on the field and asked his girlfriend Pilar to marry him.
She looked surprised and covered her face with her hands while smiling, then said, ‘Yes,’ to cheers from spectators behind the couple.
They later posed for photos, with Pilar showing her hand with the ring she was given by García.
‘It was the appropriate day,’ García told Spanish media.
The midfielder played the whole round-of-32 match against Barcelona.
Spanish fourth-division midfielder Israel García lost and won on Saturday evening
García dropped to one knee on the field and asked his girlfriend Pilar to marry him
Pilar looked surprised and covered her face with her hands while smiling, then said, ‘Yes’
Defender Eric Garcia put Barca in front with a bullet header in the 21st minute before Lewandowski nodded home from close range 10 minutes later.
The Poland striker added a third goal two minutes into the second half with a simple low finish from near the penalty spot and Pablo Torre made it 4-0 after capitalising on an error by Barbastro goalkeeper Arnau Fabrega.
‘We had to start the year like this,’ coach Hansi Flick told a press conference. ‘We were very good in defence. We didn’t give our rivals any chance.’
The win saw Flick reach the 100th victory of his managerial career while Barcelona emergency signing Wojciech Szczesny made his debut in goal for the club.
Former Poland keeper Szczesny came out of retirement when he joined the LaLiga giants in October to replace the injured Marc-Andre Ter Stegen but had 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 on a long pass inside the box by Frenkie De Jong for Garcia to net into a bottom corner.
Araujo was making his season debut after suffering a hamstring injury in July during the Copa America.
‘Ronald was injured but today we saw that he is fine,’ Flick said. ‘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 whole round-of-32 match against Barcelona, who claimed a 4-0 win
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 game.
Torre sealed the win in the 56th minute, calmly scoring after home keeper Fabrega failed to find one of his defenders with a low pass which ended up at the feet of the Barca midfielder instead.
