Barcelona eye victory in Quarter-Final first leg away against Sevilla in 2018/19 Copa del Rey
Kick-off : 9:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville
Barcelona are in prime form in La Liga and look set to win the league but would definitely want more trophies as they eye the Copa del Rey.
Barca did well in round of 16 as they pounced back from a disappointing defeat in the first leg against Levante to a good solid 3-0 victory at home to reach the quarters.
They will look to keep the progress going as they aim Semi-Final berth. Barcelona will need to bring their A game into play against a tough Sevilla side away.
On the other hand, Sevilla themselves did pretty well in the round of 16 to get past a strong Athletic Bilbao side to reach here despite a disappointing 0-1 defeat at home.
Sevilla now face a daunting task against mighty Barcelona to reach the semi’s. But they will do all they can to get through playing positive football.
Team news and possible line-ups
Munir El Haddadi is available for Sevilla for the Barcelona game and will likely play. While Nolito will not be available as due to injury.
As for Barca, Rafinha and Samuel Umtiti will both be unavailable as due to injuries.
Sevilla XI : Soriano, Mercado, Carrico, Gnagnon, Promes, Vazquez, Mesa, Banega, Vidal, Munir, Ben Yedder.
Barcelona XI : Cillessen, Semedo, Murillo, Vermaelen, Alba, I. Rakitic, Busquets, A. Vidal, L. Messi, L. Suarez, Coutinho.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all but in the end I expect Barcelona to get the job done and earn a victory. They might win 2-1.
