Victorious in overtime midweek on Granada’s turf, PSG’s future European rival FC Barcelona saw his schedule fill up with two big games as European deadlines approached. The Catalan club will have to face Sevilla FC twice in the semi-finals of the Spanish Cup.
FC Barcelona have been doing better for a few weeks and have had a series of good results, especially victories away from home, but their already tight schedule will become even heavier around their double confrontation with PSG, and not with matches against small scale. Qualified for the semifinals of the Spanish Cup this Wednesday night after their fine 5-3 victory in overtime over Granada, Barça inherited Sevilla FC in the draw for the Spanish Cup semifinals. King. The matches are played from one side to the other, even two more games ago to play for Ronald Koeman’s troops.
The first leg will take place in Andalusia and will be played less than a week before the first match against Paris Saint-Germain since the Copa del Rey semifinal will take place on Wednesday 10 when the eighth first leg of the final takes place. of the Champions. La Liga will be played on Tuesday 16. As for the second leg, it’s the same story, with one more match: Barcelona / Sevilla will be played on Wednesday 3 when PSG / Barça will be played exactly one week later, that is, on Wednesday 10 And Barça must also face Sevilla FC last weekend on their lawn, this time in the league …
Barça calendar for the next weeks:
- Betis / Barça on Sunday February 7
- Sevilla / Barça on Wednesday February 10
- Barça / Alavès on Saturday February 13
- Barça / PSG on Tuesday February 16
- Barça / Cádiz on Sunday, February 21
- Barça / Elche on Wednesday, February 24
- Sevilla / Barça on Sunday February 28 (date to be confirmed)
- Barça / Sevilla on Wednesday March 3
- Osasuna / Barça on Sunday March 7 (date to be confirmed)
- PSG / Barça on Wednesday March 10
It is a true marathon that awaits Ronald Koeman’s players while Barça already suffers several disabling injuries within its squad (Piqué, Coutinho, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati). These two more matches will continue to request organizations that sometimes seem tired of chaining matches and overtime, since the Catalan club has recently played four between the two in the Spanish Super Cup and the two in the Copa del Rey.
On February 16, Barça will also play against PSG their … fourteenth game of the calendar year, and the fifteenth of the second part of the season after the one-week mini-truce in December.
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