Jan 6, 2010

Barca Humbled by Sevilla; FC Barcelona - 1, Sevilla - 2

FC Barcelona surpirisingly lost the first leg of Copa Del Rey quarterfinals at home to an under strength Sevilla side. FC Barcelona now face a near impossible task of winning the second leg away from home with atleast two goals clear to proceed to the next game. Two matches into the new year, Barca is still looking for their first win of the year. Diego Capel always has been a head-ache for Barca and he opened the scoring for Sevilla. Ibrahmovic equalised but Sevilla restored the lead from an Alvaro Negredo penalty shortly. Guardiola brought in a number of fringe players and they failed big time to gel together. The only silver lining was the return of Gabi Milito into action and he looked quite comfortable in his position. Guardiola as expected gave Pinto the start in the Copa Del Rey match. The defense had Alves, Chygrynskiy, Milito and Maxwell made up the defense. The midfield had Thiago Alcantara, Marquez and Iniesta. The forward line-up saw Messi, Bojan and Pedro joining hand together.

Jan 5, 2010

FC Barcelona vs Sevilla - Copa Del Rey Preview

Copa Del Rey swings back to action with Sevilla's visit to Nou Camp tonight. FC barcelona will also be looking to put back their game back in track after a not so satisfactory draw against Villareal. FC Barcelona met SWevilla in the same competition two years ago and the Catalan outfit went through on away goal. The last meeting of these two sides took place at Sevilla with the magician Iniesta destroying opponent single handedly. With the second leg being played in Sevilla, Barca would definitely love to take a good advantage into that game. Sevilla is missing some of their key players like Fabiano, Kanoute, Zokora and Acosta; Barca may not get a better chance to take an initiative. Sevilla is visting Barca after two successive defeat at the hands of Getafe and Atletico.

Jan 3, 2010