Barcelona vs. Sevilla: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

They’ve spent much of the past week celebrating, but both Barcelona and Sevilla now have the chance to win another trophy in what has already been a pretty stellar season for each team.

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The Copa del Rey final gives Barca the opportunity to reclaim the trophy they won last season and become Spain’s cup winners for a 28th time, prolonging their own record, whilst Sevilla chase what would be their sixth success and a first since 2010, and just four days after beating Liverpool in the Europa League final.

Their remarkable record in that competition is something that the club are clearly very proud of, but if one cup success is going to become two then they are going to have to topple a Barca side determined to make up for being on the outside looking in when next weekend’s Champions League final takes place in Milan.

One of the competitors there, Atletico Madrid, are lending their Vicente Calderon stadium for the occasion, and it promises to be quite a contest.

Date: Sunday, May 22

Time: 8:30 p.m. GMT (3:30 p.m. ET)

Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid

TV Info: Sky Sports 1

Live Stream: Sky Sports

Last 6 Results

Barcelona

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Lost 2-1 vs. Valencia

Won 8-0 vs. Deportivo

Won 6-0 vs. Sporting Gijon

Won 2-0 vs. Real Betis

Won 5-0 vs. Espanyol

Won 3-0 vs. Granada

Sevilla

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Drew 2-2 vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Lost 1-0 vs. Espanyol

Won 3-1 vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Lost 4-1 vs. Granada

Lost 3-1 vs. Athletic Bilbao

Won 3-1 vs. Liverpool

Team News

Barcelona

The Barcelona XI virtually picks itself for manager Luis Enrique, who is certain to start with the same lineup that began the La Liga-clinching victory over Granada last weekend.

Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was making an unusual league start in that clash as he deputised for Claudio Bravo, but as the club’s “Copa keeper” he will of course be between the sticks at the Vicente Calderon.

Luis Suarez—one away from 60 goals this season—will start in attack alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.

Possible XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitic, Neymar, Messi, Suarez

Sevilla

Despite limping off towards the end of Sevilla’s win over Liverpool in Basel on Wednesday, French defender Adil Rami has declared that he expects to be fit to start in Madrid, via Reuters (h/t the Daily Mail).

Timothee Kolodziejczak will be on standby, but if Rami does begin the game, then Unai Emery is likely to pick a broadly similar side to the one that beat the Reds. But he will be forced into one change, given the suspension of Steven N’Zonzi.

Vicente Iborra could come into the side in midfield, but other than that, Emery will be happy to go with the same again, aside from goalkeeper Sergio Rico replacing David Soria.

Possible XI: Sergio Rico, Mariano, Rami, Carrico, Escudero, Krychowiak, Iborra, Coke, Banega, Vitolo, Gameiro

Key Players

Barcelona: Luis Suarez

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He might be picking up trophy after trophy, but Luis Suarez is probably sad to see the end of this season, given the stellar scoring form that the Uruguayan is in.

As he stands on the verge of his 60th strike of the season, the forward will again be the focal point of his side a week on from the hat-trick that clinched the Primera Division title for Barca at Granada.

More goals seem inevitable to follow.

Sevilla: Coke

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Following the greatest night of his career against Liverpool on Wednesday, Coke will again be crucial to his side as he bombs forward and looks to turn his great night into a great week.

If Kevin Gameiro can successfully run into the channels like he did in the second half against Liverpool, then that should create space for Ever Banega and Vitolo to work in. But it is the late runs of Coke that can turn a promising attack into a great one.

Odds (via Oddschecker)

Barcelona – 3/10

Sevilla – 9/1

Draw – 11/2