A week before receiving PSG, Barça dominated by Sevilla

Barça put a foot down in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Beaten this Wednesday evening by Sevilla FC (2-0), Lionel Messi's club does not confirm its good series of results in recent weeks and lets escape confidence a few days away from finding PSG in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.

At the same time, the Parisians won in Caen (1-0) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.

For this shock, Ronald Koeman had chosen to field the best possible team, an eleven who should look like the one who will receive the Parisians at Camp Nou, Tuesday, February 16.

The trio of attackers formed by Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi seemed to find their rhythm.

But against the Andalusians, just 4 shots on target were not enough.

Messi colliding in particular with the opposing goalkeeper, Bono.

A real ordeal for Umtiti

As is often the case this season, Barça cannot get by without scoring two or even three goals.

Blame it on a permeable defense, constantly in rotation due to injuries and sometimes neglected by loose replacements from the rest of the team.

Samuel Umtiti, titular in Seville, lived a real ordeal.

He was first victim of a big bridge by another French defender, Jules Koundé, author of the first Andalusian goal (25th) after an individual action full of authority.

A former Barça house, Ivan Rakitic, crucified the Catalans (85th).

Taking advantage of a slip from the unfortunate Umtiti, he rushes to goal and deceives Ter Stegen with a powerful strike from the right.

And here is FC Barcelona defeated for the second time in the last 16 games, proof that their "best" was not yet "perfect".

With this defeat in the semi-final first leg of the Copa del Rey, he will in any case force himself to a "comeback" during the return on March 3.

We know that they are capable of it.

In the meantime, PSG will arrive next Tuesday.

The eleven of Barça this Wednesday

Ter Stegen - Junior, Mingueza, Umtiti (Trincao, 90th), Alba - De Jong, Busquets (cap.), Pedri (Riqui Puig, 85th) - Dembélé, Griezmann, Messi.