The ‘dance’ that will star Barcelona and Sevilla d … | Football24 News English

After knowing the pairing of FC Barcelona and Sevilla for the Copa del Rey semifinal, in order to get the ticket to the final against Athletic Bilbao or Levante, Catalans and Andalusians will collide a total of three times for the next few weeks. Once for LaLiga Santander and two more, corresponding to the round trip of the Spanish cupbearer contest.

In the first place, Barcelona and Sevilla will face off in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals, which will be played between the February 9 and 11, in the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium, home of the Andalusians. Later, the weekend of the 27th and 28th this month, the Catalans will arrive again at the venue of those led by Julen Lopetegui. to face them for matchday 25 of LaLiga.

Finally, between the days March 2nd and 4th, both clubs will end on showdown dance who will star soon, with the round of the Cup semifinal, at the Camp Nou. In this match, both clubs will seal the one who will be the finalist of the contest, so this clash will be of vital importance for the Barcelona aspirations, in terms of obtaining a degree.

Barcelona supremacy against Sevilla in the Cup

FC Barcelona and Sevilla have seen each other in 28 chances in the Copa del Rey, starring in one of the most important clashes of the tournament. The balance is extremely favorable for the Catalans, since they have taken 19 times the victory, against six conquests of Andalusian set and three ties.

The last confrontation between the two dates from the quarter-finals of the 2018-19 season, when Barcelona came back from the 2-0 score that Sevilla had achieved in the first leg, beating them by 6-1 on the return. Additionally, the previous season, both teams starred in the cup final, which ended with a blunt 5-0 by those led, at that time, by Ernesto Valverde, in which was the last meeting of Andres Iniesta as Barça.