Copa Del Rey Semi Final ,1st Leg sevilla vs barcelona
Sevilla Vs Barca

Barcelona will face Sevilla in the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Wednesday night in the first leg. Sevilla had also won their last seven games in all competitions, six of them without conceding a goal. while Barca had also won six in a row.

The winners of this tie will face either Athletic Bilbao or Levante in the final.

Match Preview:

Barca has been in a good shape this year, but they often make mistakes in defense like Sunday's 3-2 win over Real Betis. The Catalan giants grabbed the victory three minutes before the full time with the goal of Francisco Trincao, trying to keep their slim La Liga title hopes alive

That's 6 straight wins in the league for Ronald Koeman's improved side, but with Atletico Madrid showing no signs of slipping, Barca may have to focus on cup competitions now they have left with two (Copa del Rey and UEFA champions league).

Extra time was needed for Barca to overcome Cornella and Granada in two of the previous three rounds of the Copa del Rey, with another victory coming against Rayo Vallecano. In the last 32, Sevilla also needed an extra 30 minutes to see off Leganes, before easing past Valencia and beating Almeria to set up this semi-final.

Team news:

On Monday, Barcelona was dealt a blow when it was announced that defender Ronald Araujo would be out with an ankle problem the next month, leaving them extremely short on the back.

Roberto is also back for Barca, while Gerard Pique, Coutinho, and Ansu Fati are long-term absentees with knee injuries.

With a goal from the bench against Betis, Lionel Messi made a massive impact and is almost guaranteed to return to the starting lineup here.

As for Sevilla, former Barca midfielder Ivan Rakitic will be allowed back from a one-match suspension.

In the 3-0 victory over Getafe on the weekend after recovering from coronavirus, Diego Carlos returned to the heart of the defense with the highly regarded Jules Kounde beside him.

In attack, Lopetegui has several choices and can make full use of his squad during an exhausting run of fixtures.

Predictive Lineup's:

Sevilla:

Bounou; vidal, Kounde, Carlos, Rekik; Jordan, Fernando, Rakitic; Suso, En-Nesyri, gomez

Barcelona:

Ter Stegen; umtiti, Mingueza, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Pedri; Dembele, Griezmann, Messi

Match Date and Time:

10 Feb 2021, Wednesday

9:00 PM (CET)

8:00 PM (GMT)

Our Prediction:

It tough match for both teams but with Barcelona impressive unbeaten run in 2021

we can say Sevilla 1-2 Barcelona