There are still some fights in Barcelona.
After the 2-0 win over Sevilla at home to the Copa del Rey semifinals, Barcelona forced overtime through Gerard Pique’s goal to death and then won it with a header. by Martin Braithwaite in added time to reach the final. Levante or Athletic Bilbao will be the opponent. On Thursday they will play the second stage of their semifinal, tied 1-1 overall.
Ousmane Dembele started the comeback early with a sensational goal, throwing a right-footed shot from outside the area into the top left corner to reduce Sevilla’s overall lead to 2-1.
Barcelona almost tied sensationally through Jordi Alba, the volley of his karate came out of the crossbar.
Sevilla missed the opportunity to put the tie in bed when Lucas Ocampos saved his penalty Marc-Andre ter Stegen and, with Sevilla reduced to 10 men after Fernando’s second yellow card, Pique became the man of the moment at the moment of stoppage, when he headed for the cross of Antoine Griezmann. This meant a 2-2 overall, with Barcelona equalizing Sevilla’s first leg victory by 2-0 in the first leg with goals from Jules Kounde and former Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic.
It didn’t take long for Barça to take the lead, with a Braithwaite header from Jordi Alba’s assist that took the lead five minutes into extra time. Before the break between additional 15-minute sessions, Luuk de Jong looked red, reducing Sevilla to just nine men.
It has been a comeback and dramaturgy competition for Barcelona, which has required additional time to get the third-level Cornellà to the round of 16. Dembele and Braithwaite scored the goals after the teams had drawn 0-0 by regulation.
There was a comeback in the round of 16 against Rayo Vallecano, who led 1-0, until Lionel Messi scored in the 69th minute and Frenkie de Jong followed in the eighth.
The most notable of the group came in the quarterfinals, with Barcelona behind Granada, 2-0, in the 88th minute. Griezmann and Jordi Alba scored four minutes apart, although Barça forced extra time with the last volley. Griezmann put Barcelona ahead in extra time before Granada drew level on a penalty, but de Jong and Jordi Alba attacked the winners of the match to keep Barcelona alive.
The club expects their comeback to continue next week in the round of 16 of the Champions League, when they head to Paris looking to cancel out a 4-1 deficit at PSG in their return match.