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Sevilla stretches their winning streak to eight in the last eight games between the League and the Cup. The return to Barcelona, a litmus test for Koeman's team if they want to get into the final.
Final at the Sánchez-Pizjuán! Sevilla take a two-goal lead for the second leg at the Camp Nou. Nervión's team was better in the first half and made a profit in the second of that first goal from Koundé. Great performance by Bono, who endured his team with four stops, against a Barça who pushed in the second half but did not find the goal. Rakitic applied the ex's law on the finish and scored the second.
FULL TIME! SEVILLE WINS THE VICTORY!
Óliver's blocked shot in the opponent's area! Sevilla had the third.
BONUS STOP, ANOTHER MORE! Sevilla's goalkeeper stretches to get Messi's free-kick from low!
Three minutes are added.
Another change at Barça. Trincao enters and Umtiti leaves.
It is more than interesting for Messi on the edge of the rival area!
The ex's law! Rakitic puts land in the middle of the result with less than five minutes to go.
BARCELONA GOAL !!! GOAL FROM RAKITIC! SEVILLA 2-0 Barcelona! The Croatian is only in the area, facing goal, and defines by high against Ter Stegen!
First change at Barça. Riqui Puig enters and Pedri leaves.
Foul in attack by Aleix Vidal, who won the yellow.
And Oliver enters through Suso.
Lopetegui continues to move the bench. Gudelj enters and Jordan leaves.
Sevilla have not reached the Ter Stegen area for many minutes. The premises are closed with lines very close together in their own field.
Dembélé's shot that deflects and corner for Barça!
Foul on Jordi Alba on the side of the area! Mateu Lahoz signals a foul outside, although the Barça players ask for a penalty.
MESSI HAD IT AGAIN! Argentine shot inside the area, to pass from Dembélé, who goes out!
And the 'Papu' Gómez leaves for Rekik to enter.
Luuk de Jong enters and En-Nesyri leaves.
Triple change at Sevilla. Munir enters and Escudero leaves.
Messi finishes off a free kick from the wing, but the ball ends up in Bono's hands! It was a difficult shot for the goalkeeper!
Hard foul on Dembélé de Escudero, who wins the yellow card. Foul for the Catalans on the right wing.
Barça better in this second half, constantly reaching the Sevilla area.
Yellow for Jordán for an infraction on Messi.
With three saves so far this game, Bono has accumulated 17 saves in the Copa del Rey, nor has he conceded a single goal in his eight games in the competition. No other goalkeeper has a better save percentage than him this season in the Cup (16 saves, 100% correct).
Corner for Sevilla.
Dembélé's very old center. Goal kick for Sevilla.
Aleix Vidal clears and a new corner kick for Barça that pushes.
BY LITTLE DEMBÉLÉ! The French winger was about to score an Olympic goal, but Bono was attentive to get the ball out!
New corner for Barcelona.
BONUS STOP! Great stretch by the Sevilla goalkeeper from below to get a shot close to Messi's post!
What theft of Umtiti from En-Nesyri! Great response from the French central defender against the Sevilla striker, who was trying to dribble to face goal!
Catch Bonus Overlook!
Providential cut by Koundé, who avoids De Jong's shot inside the area! Corner for the culés.
And now it is Messi who tries from the edge of the opposite area, but the shot hits a rival player! Very good withdrawal of Sevilla, covering the spaces.
Rakitic's shot from the front that crashes into Mingueza!
Sevilla maintains the same game dynamics as the first half ended: possession and kick-off with the ball from their area.
THE SECOND HALF BEGINS! SEVILLA 1-0 BARCELONA!
Rest at the Sánchez-Pizjuán! Sevilla go to rest with the advantage on the scoreboard. A Koundé goal, after a spout to Umtiti, has the Andalusians ahead in a game of little brilliance but a lot of work so far. Barça, who had a hand in hand with Messi denied by Bono, failed to react after the conceded goal. Ter Stegen saved the second of the premises in the last action of the first part.
END PART ONE! SEVILLA WINS BY THE MINIMUM!
Jordi Alba wins the first yellow of the match.
TER STEGEN STOP! Slap from the German goalkeeper to get a great shot from Escudero from the edge of the area!
One minute is added.
En-Nesyri falls in the area against Umtiti, but without infraction. Interesting duel between the Moroccan and the French tonight.
Only one goal so far separates these two teams, who face the last minutes of the first half.
Sevilla seeks to get ahead on the field but without trouble. Barça's little reaction after Koundé's goal is striking.
Griezmann is one of the players with the highest participation in goals (three scored and two assisted) in this Copa del Rey, along with Molina and Sergio León.
Lower the intensity of the game, after half an hour of play. Sevilla, with the calm of the goal, seeks to have the ball, against a Barça that cannot react.
Dembélé seems to be the most destabilizing factor in Barça's attack, but Sevilla remains solid in the background, looking to come out with the ball dominated from their area.
Sevilla is ahead! Koundé had already warned with a cross shot six minutes before, and now it was the charm for the French.
GOOOL OF SEVILLE !!! GOAL FROM KOUNDÉ! SEVILLA 1-0 Barcelona! Jugadón de Koundé, who sneaks into the area after hitting Umtiti, and defines against Ter Stegen!
Messi very deviated shot from the front! We are still goalless at Sánchez-Pizjuán.
SEVILLE HAD IT! Overflow of Suso to the right, who assists Koundé! The Frenchman finishes crossed and the ball goes very close to the goal!
Opportunity for Sevilla to hang the ball into the area from a set piece.
De Jong's shot that blocks Jordán inside the area!
Griezmann and Dembélé constantly assist the wingers in the setback. Good attitude of Barça when defending and closing spaces.
Messi's against Bono, the first and only clear chance of the match so far.
BONUS STOP! The Sevilla goalkeeper denies Messi a clear chance in a heads up!
Barça presses the exit of Sevilla well up, but you do not find spaces in attack when they have the ball.
Sevilla already warns with the constant unchecking movements of En-Nesyri in the center of the attack.
Another leaked ball, this time from Rakitic, who was looking for En-Nesyri in attack! Attentive Ter Stegen.
The 'Papu' Gómez tries to filter for En-Nesyri, but the action ends up in the hands of Ter Stegen.
High pressure from Barça in these first moments of the game. 4-3-3 with the sides entering through the center. Sevilla, with their usual 4-3-3.
START THE PARTY! SEVILLA AND BARCELONA ARE ALREADY PLAYING!
The protagonists take the field!
The main referee tonight will be Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz. Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva will be in the VAR.
With Araújo's recent injury, Umtiti is positioned as a starter tonight alongside Mingueza. Junior starts as a right back after Dest's drop. Braithwaite and Pjanic, also absent due to injury, leave their place in the eleven to De Jong and Messi, starting substitutes against Betis.
Ocampos' injury is possibly the hardest blow for Julen Lopetegui so far this season, in terms of casualties. In addition, the still absences of Jesús Navas and Acuña force the Sevilla coach to pull again from Escudero and Aleix Vidal tonight. ‘Papu 'Gómez, author of one of the goals against Getafe, starts as a starter before the loss of Ocampos, as well as En-Nesyri, who has 13 league goals.
Between these two teams they serve as the most recent antecedents in the Cup, four qualifiers between 1990 and 2009, and two finals (2016 and 2018). Of ten games in the competition, Barça has been victorious six times (2E 2D). The two most recent league matches, referring to last season and this one, ended in a draw (0-0 and 1-1).
Sevilla are also on a roll, with seven victories in the last seven Cup and League games, after losing to Atlético on 12 January. A positive streak that keeps them fourth in the league competition standings.
After falling to Athletic in the final of the Super Cup, the Catalan team has reached this commitment, with six victories in the last six games between the Cup and the League. The Catalans, who have not lost in the league since last December 5, add nine wins and two draws in the last 11 days of the competition.
The semifinals of the Copa del Rey begin! Seville and Barcelona fight from today for a place in the final. Those from Nervión have already left Ciudad de Lucena, Linares, Leganés, Valencia and Almería on the road, and they remain undefeated in five games of the competition. Barça, on the other hand, eliminated Cornellà, Rayo Vallecano and Granada, having to resort to extra time in two of those three commitments.
Barça will take the field with: Ter Stegen – Júnior Firpo, Mingueza, Umtiti, Jordi Alba – De Jong, Busquets, Pedri – Dembélé, Messi, Griezmann.
Let's go with the starting eleven in the Sánchez-Pizjuán! The Andalusian team comes out with: Bono – Aleix Vidal, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Escudero – Jordán, Fernando, Rakitic – Suso, En-Nesyri, ‘Papu 'Gómez.
Good evening and welcome to the match between Sevilla and Barcelona, for the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals! We started!