Sevilla vs Barcelona, 2020-21 Spanish Copa del Rey, Semifinals
· 1st LegCopa del Rey: Sevilla beats Barcelona in Messi's 900th game
— Taking advantage of a quiet game from Lionel Messi in his 900th career match, Sevilla defeated Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 13': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 13': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 17': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso.
- 20': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 20': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 25': Goal! Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 27': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 27': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 28': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 28': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 29': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 32': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Aleix Vidal (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 36': Foul by Suso (Sevilla).
- 36': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suso.
- 41': Foul by Junior Firpo (Barcelona).
- 41': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 44': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 45'+1': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 46': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 55': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 58': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aleix Vidal.
- 60': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Junior Firpo.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Papu Gómez with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 62': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 62': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 63': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 66': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 68': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Sevilla. Munir El Haddadi replaces Sergio Escudero.
- 69': Substitution, Sevilla. Luuk de Jong replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 69': Substitution, Sevilla. Karim Rekik replaces Papu Gómez.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 73': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 73': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix Vidal with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Karim Rekik.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Junior Firpo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luuk de Jong.
- 79': Foul by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
- 79': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Joan Jordán.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 82': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Suso.
- 84': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Sevilla).
- 84': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Aleix Vidal (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Pedri.
- 85': Goal! Sevilla 2, Barcelona 0. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Óliver Torres with a through ball following a fast break.
- 87': Foul by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
- 87': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 87': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 89': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Samuel Umtiti.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Óliver Torres (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Karim Rekik (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 0.
Statistics
 BAR |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 53 | Possession | 46 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
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Line-Ups
Sevilla
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Jules Koundé |
| 18 | Sergio Escudero  |
| 17 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 25 | Fernando |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 7 | Suso |
Barcelona
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 24 | Junior Firpo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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