FC Barcelona will play at home against Sevilla FC on Wednesday 10 February, on the occasion of the first leg of the semi-finals of the King’s Cup 2020-21 in which the culés will try to get the tie back on track opposite the return to Camp Nou. The team led by Ronald Koeman will try to continue its good winning streak away from home after practically the first month and a half of 2021.
The blaugrana are fully aware that they are only two steps away from reaching the final for a title, and they will do everything in their power to take out a Sevilla, that of Lopetegui, which is one of the most reliable teams of the 2020-21 season in Spain. Despite the accumulation of games on the calendar and the many casualties in the call, Ronald Koeman will bet on an eleven with full guarantees.
The Blaugrana team knows that a win can continue to catapult them emotionally in the face of future obligations, and you want to take advantage of them. Until the absence of Coutinho, Piqué, Sergi Roberto and Ansu Fati because of injury joined those of at the last minute Dest, Pjanic and Braithwaite for inconvenience. Barça will set up a high-level elf in which the attack will consist Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
While the most important thing is to ensure victory, Barcelona does not want to let go of the accelerator and hopes to achieve a result that can convince its fans, and that it gives him a lot of ‘chance’ to reach the draw at Camp Nou. Changes are expected in the second part They will depend on how the game goes, to keep the legs fresh and not lower the competitive level.
The XI of Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona:
- XI of Sevilla FC: Bond; Aleix Vidal, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Escudero; Fernando, Jordán, Rakitic; Suso, Papu Gómez and En-Nesyri.
- XI del FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Junior, Mingueza, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Pedri; Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
- Bank of FC Barcelona: Neto, Iñaki Peña, Lenglet, Riqui Puig, Trincao, Matheus, Ilaix, Konrad and Collado.
The eleven of the Barça have no rotations. Ter Stegen will be in target, with Junior as a forced right back, with Umtiti Y Mingueza in the axis of defense and Jordi Alba to the left. Busquets, De Jong and Pedri they will complete a center of containment, theft and touch, while the attacker will be assembled as we have already advanced by Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
The Sevilla FC, for his part, will play in his stadium with the maximum ambition to cause problems from the start and the clear will to surprise. Julen Lopetegui’s will capture an intense rhythm in all parts of the field, especially under pressure and withdrawal. Barça will especially have to pay attention to the counterattacks, because Sevilla has very fast and technical attackers. We will see, yes, how physical wear and tear affects the property.