Sevilla v Barcelona: Match Preview, Team News, Predicted Lineups | Copa del Rey 2018-19

After controversy regarding fielding an ineligible player in the round-of-16 encounter against Levante, Barcelona travel to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to face Sevilla in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

After an impressive start to the season that saw the Andalusia club in the reckoning for upstarting Barcelona to the LaLiga throne, Sevilla have finally come down to fourth place post defeat to Real Madrid over the weekend.

The turn of the year has seen Los Hispalenses win just one of their last five matches, with their last league win coming against Girona on the 16th of December. A victory against the mighty Blaugrana might bring the confidence back.

Another victory in the weekend against Leganes has seen Barcelona extend their lead at the top of the table after Lionel Messi once again came off the bench to net the winner. Another win here would see them inching closer to their 5th consecutive Copa del Rey. Form is certainly on their side.

Here's your team news and predicted XI.

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Team News

Sevilla

The winger will be missing for the Andalusian side

Nolito, Gonalons and new signing Munir El Haddadi are on the injury list while otherwise, Pablo Machin might make a few changes to his side.

Barcelona

The French winger will be a huge miss for FC Barcelona

Ousmane Dembele sprained his ankle in the last match and is expected to miss the Copa del Rey clash, with Philippe Coutinho likely to take the French winger's place. Rafinha and Samuel Umtiti are still injured for Blaugrana.

Barcelona have also confirmed that the prolific first team duo of Messi and Busquets will be rested.

New signing Kevin-Prince Boateng is expected to be on the bench.

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Probable Line-ups

Sevilla (4-4-2): Soriano; Mercado, Carrico, Gnagnon; Promes, Vazquez, Mesa, Banega, Vidal; Munir, Ben Yedder

Barcelona (4-3-3): Cillessen; Semedo, Murillo, Vermaelen, Alba; Rakitic, Arthur, Vidal; Malcom, Suarez, Coutinho