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AET, Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla: IT’S OVER! IT’S OVER! ANOTHER REMONTADA AND WE ARE GOING TO THE CUP FINAL!!!
110min: Piqué is back but clearly hobbling. Barça have no more substitutions left so these will be 10 nervous minutes as Barça try to get over the line.
107min: Gerard Piqué is down with a non-contact knee injury. It doesn’t look good.
100min: Check over. No penalty.
99min: There’s a VAR check in progress for a potential penalty on a handball by Clément Lenglet.
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla (Braithwaite 95’): IT’S THREE FOR BARÇA!!! They have completed the comeback!!! Jordi Alba plays a great cross into the box and Martin Braithwaite heads it home!!!
EXTRA TIME KICKOFF! Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla: And we’re underway in extra time! Can Barça score one more goal against 10 men and reach the Final?
FULL-TIME, Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla: 30 more minutes of football and Barça will play all of extra time against 10 men!
GOAL!!!!!! Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla (Piqué 90’+4): BARÇA SCORE! BARÇA SCORE!!! After a corner is cleared away by Diego Carlos, Antoine Griezmann plays a perfect cross into the box and Gerard Piqué heads it home! We’re going to extra time!!!
92min: RED CARD! Sevilla midfielder Fernando is sent off for a second yellow.
73min: TER STEGEN!!! The German legend dives the right way and stops Ocampos!!!
71min: Penalty to Sevilla. Counter attack, En-Nesyri finds Lucas Ocampos, and the referee says he’s brought down by Óscar Mingueza inside the box.
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla: And we’re back underway! Come on, boys, let’s complete the comeback!
HALFTIME, Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla: Barça scored early and kept putting on the pressure and had several good chances, but they couldn’t find the second goal. A strong first half performance, though.
GOAL!!! Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla (Dembélé 12’): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD! The Blaugrana score a vital early goal as Ousmane Dembélé finds space on the edge of the penalty box and fires a beautiful right-footed shot into the top corner! WHAT A GOAL!
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Sevilla: And we’re underway at Camp Nou! Come on, boys!
LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Piqué, Lenglet; Dest, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Alba; Messi, Dembélé (3-5-2)
Bench: Neto (GK), Iñaki Peña (GK), Umtiti, Firpo, Moriba, Puig, Trincão, Griezmann, Braithwaite
SEVILLA
Starting XI: Vaclík; Vidal, Koundé, Carlos, Acuña; Jordán, Fernando, Torres; Suso, De Jong, En-Nesyri (4-3-3)
Bench: Díaz (GK), Gómez, Rekik, Navas, Gudelj, Rakitic, Ocampos, Papu Gómez, Munir
WELCOME TO CAMP NOU!!! The Greatest Stadium on Earth is the site of a huge match between Barcelona and Sevilla, who face off in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final with the visitors holding a 2-0 advantage from the first leg. Barça must have a great night to pull off the comeback, and this should be a lot of fun. And you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. LET’S LIVE BLOG!!!
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MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2020-21 Copa del Rey, Semi-Finals, Leg 2
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
VAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM COPA DEL REY
How to watch on TV: Premier Sports 1 (UK), Startimes World Football (Nigeria), Cuatro (Spain), ESPN Brasil (Brazil), others
How to stream: ESPN+ (USA), Premier Player (UK), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!