Copa: Barca held by Hercules

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Barcelona were held 1-1 by lowly Hercules in their Copa del Rey last 32, first-leg match on Wednesday.

Barca’s Carles Alena struck a sublime effort in the 58th minute to cancel out David Mainz’s close-range opener six minutes earlier, but the holders had to settle for a draw.

With El Clasico on the horizon this weekend, manager Luis Enrique made the expected sweeping changes for the trip to Alicante.

But the Spanish champions’ struggles in La Liga followed them to Segunda B side Hercules as a …

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