Lionel Messi’s Barcelona will play against Sevilla, which has four Argentines on its roster, in one of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, as determined by the draw held today at the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) .
In this instance the matches are roundtrip. On February 10, the first leg will be played at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium in Seville, and the revenge will take place on March 3 at Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
The remaining semifinal will be played by Athletic Bilbao and Levante, with the first leg at the San Mamés stadium on February 10 and the revenge at the Camilo Cano stadium, in Levante, on March 3, the Spanish sports newspaper AS indicated.
Barcelona and Seville are the candidates for the title and the draw determined that they will meet in the semifinals, with Messi on the one hand and his compatriots Marcos Acuña, Lucas Ocampos, Franco Vázquez and Alejandro “Papu” Gómez in the Andalusian team
Meanwhile, the postponed final of the 2020 Copa del Rey between Real Sociedad and Athletic de Bilbao will be played on April 3 at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, because it cannot be celebrated last year due to the pandemic of coronavirus.
While the definition of this edition of the Copa del Rey will be on the same stage on April 17 next and it could happen that Bilbao will be a finalist again, which would generate an unusual fact, since it should play two finals in a row in just two weeks.
The Copa del Rey has Barcelona as the top winner with 30 trophies, while Athletic de Bilbao won 23 and occupies second place. (Télam)
