A goal by Koundé and a deadly counterattack defined by Rakitic the animal in Seville a huge victory in the idea of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey to go to Barcelona to the KO board
The Sevilla-Barcelona, the idea of the semifinals, will have more doubles than those in the team of Ronald Koeman, which has a good tray directory in the last few weeks, seems to have made a step back in the competition that has the most to offer.
The moments of Umtiti
– More than one, Samuel Umtiti tuvo these decisive moments, decisive in the success of the party. In the first round as Koundé the heater a cane of 1-0, in the second, in a game of space, resbaló and dejó to Ivan Rakitic in one against an ante Ter Stegen and no fall. Since the 2018 World Cup, in which France was the champion, Umtiti is not the same, his paddle has many problems and he has been missing from the team for weeks. Now that solves its physical difficulties, its velocity is different.
Las ocho bajas
– Fruit of the calendar requirement, Barcelona is presented in the Sanchez Pizjuan with eight yards and two that arm a defensive defense, with Junior Firpo, a lateral zurdo by the right, and Mingueza and Umtiti on the eje. Barcelona, Sergiño Dest, Ronald Araujo, Piqué and Sergi Roberto are in Barcelona; also Pjanic and Braithwaite, as well as Coutinho and Ansu Fati.
The revenge of the ex
– When the management of Josep Maria Bartomeu’s boats reached the finals of the season, in order to recover the wage, there was no perception of disaster, it was a reality. Practically the Barça won against Ivan Rakitic al Sevilla (author of 2-0 anoche) and Luis Suárez at the Atlético de Madrid (maximum league leader of LaLiga). In the infausto 2-8 ante the Bayern of Munich from the European time trial, Philippe Coutinho, ceded by the Barça, contributed with two goals.
Ultimate Opportunity
– The Copa del Rey presents itself practically as the last opportunity of Barça de Koeman to concede a title this time. In LaLiga there are also points of the cabeza, in the Champions it appears that it has no gas to compete at the maximum level … Now in the Cup it will have to be repaired.
La remontada
– According to statistics, it is not a chimera. Hace dos tempadas, en quarartos de finale copero, el Barcelona perdió 2-0 en la ida ante el Sevilla de Machín, en el Camp Nou le dio la vuelta a la situnion un un curundente 6-1.