Sevilla vs. Barcelona: Koeman missing eight players for Copa semifinal
The Dutch coach has had to call up a number of B teamers for the game at the Pizjuan
Barcelona face Sevilla in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday with eight players ruled out with injuries.
The Copa has emerged as Barça's best shot at a trophy this season, with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid already out, but they will be up against it in Seville on Wednesday.
Coach Ronald Koeman lost Ronald Araujo to injury at the weekend, with the defender joining Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho on the sidelines.
In addition, Koeman must now do without Sergiño Dest (thigh), Miralem Pjanic (foot) and Martin Braithwaite (hamstring).
The full sqaud is: Ter Stegen, Busquets, Griezmann, Messi, Dembélé, Riqui Puig, Neto, Lenglet, Pedri, Trincao, Jordi Alba, Matheus, De Jong, Umtiti, Junior, Iñaki Peña, Ilaix, Mingueza, Konrad and Collado.
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The big doubts are in defence regarding who will take Araujo's position. The natural option is Samuel Umtiti alongside Clement Lenglet, although against Betis at the weekend Koeman preferred to play De Jong further back. We will see what the Dutch coach opts for on Wednesday.
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