WITH Lionel Messi rested and Luis Suarez out injured, it was Antoine Griezmann who had to come through to save Barcelona from an embarrassing elimination in the Copa del Rey.

Griezmann scored two late goals as Barcelona came from behind to beat third-division club Ibiza 2-1 in the competition’s round of 32 Wednesday.

Also, Real Madrid won 3-1 against Unionistas de Salamanca with Gareth Bale scoring his first goal for the club since September.

Griezmann scored in the 72nd minute and in stoppage time after the hosts had taken the lead less than 10 minutes into the match played on artificial turf in the Balearic Islands.

In addition to the absence of Messi and Suarez, Barcelona also played without other regular starters such as Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets. It was the second match in charge for coach Quique Setien, who had debuted with a 1-0 win over Granada in the Spanish league last weekend.

The Copa del Rey is being played with single-elimination games this season, except in the semifinals.(SD-Agencies)