Messi-less Barcelona succumb to 0-2 loss to Sevilla in Copa del Rey

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde rotated the Barcelona line-up for the first-leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. He left out Lionel Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and Philippe Countinho in the starting XI. New loan-signing Kevin-Prince Boateng made his debut but was replaced by Luis Suarez in the second half. Boateng played with personality and intensity, in an athletic way but tailed off little by little and was replaced on the hour.

In the first half, Barcelona had a brilliant opportunity to score an away goal but Malcom's strike could only find the side-netting.

Sevilla's Pablo Sarabia and Wissam Ben Yedder gave Sevilla a 2-0 win at home with their second-half goals. Valverde brought on Coutinho and Luis Suarez in a double change after Sevilla went up 1-0. They both made some effort but were unable to concretize their efforts into a goal. Coutinho hasn't been in good form lately and actually lost the ball in the build up to Sevilla's second goal. There were barely any gaps in the Sevilla defence offering Barcelona little to no scoring opportunities.

Barcelona will need Messi in the second-leg of the quarter-finals if they are to advance to the semi-finals. The past for Spanish Cups have been won by Barcelona. The have enjoyed an extensive Copa del Rey success, lastly failing to reach the finals only in 2012-2013.

Sevilla: Soriano; Mercado, Kjaer, Gómez; Navas (Silva), Sarabia (Vazquez), Amadou, Banega, Escudero; Promes, Ben Yedder

Goals: Sarabia (58‘), Ben Yedder (76’)

Barcelona: Cillessen; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet; Semedo (Alba), Aleñá, Roberto, Arthur, Malcom (Coutinho); Vidal, Prince (Suarez).

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