Final Four: Barca learn their opponents for Copa del Rey semi-finals

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Final Four: Barca learn their opponents for Copa del Rey semi-finals

Barcelona beat Granada 5-3 in the extra time to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The draw is on Friday and here are the opponents with a short background:

Sevilla

The Rojiblancos beat Leganes, Valencia and Almeria on their way to the semi-finals.

This season, Sevilla faced Barca at Camp Nou in the early days of Ronald Koeman's reign - it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Barca have a history against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey: the Catalans have won 2 finals and a two-legged last 16 tie in the last 5 years.

Levante

The Valencia-based side beat Valladolid and Villarreal in the last 2 Copa del Rey rounds - the passage to the semi-finals was sealed thanks to Roger Marti's goal in the 120th minute.

Barca managed a narrow win against Levante in December: Leo Messi scored the only goal.

Last weekend, Levante caused a real stir, beating Real Madrid 2-1 away.

Athletic Bilbao

The Basques beat Ibiza, Real Madrid's nemesis Alcoyano and Real Betis on their way to the semi-finals. They beat Betis on penalties in the quarter-final.

Barca have had enough of Athletic Bilbao so far this season - the sides faced each other 3 times in January, Athletic beat Barca 3-2 to win the Spanish Supercup but the Catalans defeated them twice in La Liga.

Bilbao were the last team to eliminate Barca in the Copa del Rey - they won 1-0 in the quarter-final last season.

The two-legged semi-finals will take place on February 10 and March 3.

AuthorMaggie K.SourceTribuna.com
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