Copa del Rey: Barcelona qualifies for final defeating Sevilla

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In the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal, Barcelona has registered an easy win over Sevilla.

With the 3-0 win, Barcelona has qualified for the final of the Spanish Cup. The Match was held in Barcelona's home stadium, Camp Nou.

Previously, in the first leg, Sevilla had defeated Barcelona 2-0 at Sevilla's home.

Barcelona were dominant throughout the game.

Ousmane Dembele opened the account of goals for Barcelona in the 10th minute. However, Barcelona could not score any more goals till the 90th minute. The second goal came in the fourth minute of the injury time by Gerard Pique.

Since the teams were now on the draw at their total score, the game moved to Extra Time. Barcelona's Martin Brathwaite scored the third goal in just 5 minutes of the added 30 minutes, which turned out to be a decisive goal.

Two of the Sevilla players got red cards. Fernando received his red card after a second yellow card in the second minute of the injury time. 

Luke De Jong of Sevilla was red-carded despite being off the field for speaking out against a decision from the sideline.

The Final of the tournament will be held on the third of April. Barcelona will face the winner of the Athletic Club and Levante.

The second leg between the two is scheduled for tomorrow.

 

Publish : 2021-03-04 08:40:00

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