MADRID (AP) — Barcelona endured another setback while trying to register Dani Olmo and cruised past fourth-division club Barbastro 4-0 in the Copa del Rey on Saturday.

After the Spanish league and national federation again denied Barcelona's request to register Olmo and Pau Victor for the rest of the season, Hansi Flick's team routed Barbastro in the round of 32. Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Eric Garcia and Pablo Torre added goals.

It was Barcelona's first win after consecutive losses in La Liga to end last year.

Another setback would have added to the embarrassment of not being able to register Olmo and Victor because of a missed deadline to comply with the league's financial fair-play rules.

The players were only registered through the end of 2024 and Barcelona failed to reinstate them to the squad because it couldn't clear enough salary cap space.

Barcelona eventually was able to meet the financial fair-play rules but the league and the federation said on Saturday that the players can't be registered again after already having been dropped because of the missed deadline.

The club is expected to resort to the courts to try to register the players.

Barcelona eliminated Barbastro at the same stage of the Copa last season.

Saturday's match was delayed for a few minutes early in the second half after Barbastro player Jaime Ara injured his head in a collision with Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez. Ara was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Garcia put Barcelona ahead in the 21st minute, Lewandowski scored before and after halftime, Torre capped the victory in the 56th.

Sevilla eliminated

Sevilla was ousted by second-division club Almeria 4-1 despite taking the lead five minutes into the match through Isaac Romero.

Marko Milovanovic equalized for Almeria and Luis Suarez scored a hat trick to send the hosts through.

Other results

Osasuna advanced by beating Tenerife 2-1 and Real Betis eliminated Huesca 1-0 thanks to a first-half goal by Isco.

Fan trouble

There were fights between supporters of Atletico Madrid and third-division club Marbella ahead of the teams' game on Saturday. There were no reports of serious injuries.

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