Barcelona failed to repeat the success won six titles as last season. It's as their elimination in Copa del Rey aka Spanish King's Cup. Josep Guardiola besutan team was stopped in round of 16. Although, their 1-0 win over Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium yesterday morning (14 / 1).Single-goal Barca Barcelona-printed title midfielder Xavi on 64 minutes. Only, the victory did not help Barca. 2-2 aggregate score. In the first action in the Nou Camp last week, Real Madrid lost 1-2. As a result, Seville who qualify because winning goal away.
"It's really a fun day. We qualify for the quarter-finals after beating the best team in the world. Extraordinary. We really enjoyed it," said Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez as reported by Goal.
"We are delighted with this result. Although we do not win, scored on the first leg was enough to get us. Our performance in the first round was good enough. We can not help Barca. For all these times, I say we are very happy," said Jimenez.
Actually, there's nothing wrong with the Barca strategy. Guardiola put the best squad since the first minute. In the front row, Barca lose Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Thierry Henry.
However, Sevilla was not easy at-ta - klukkan. Alvaro Negredo et al was more often had the ball in the first 25 minutes. Some of the opportunities created by the host goals. Among them, heading midfielder Koffi "Ndri 'Romaric who ditepis Barca goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto.
In the 20th minute, kicking in even Negredo Barca goal. However, the referee annulled a goal such as breaking the previous Negredo Pinto. In the 64th minute intense attack Barca to fruition. Xavi right leg kick from outside the penalty box could not driven Palop.
"We eliminated from this competition. It hurts," said Guardiola was quoted as saying Soccernet.
"It's not good news. Still, one might say that we can better concentrate the Primera Liga and Champions League. This failure affects us," continued the man is 38 years.
Guardiola was sorry for not lowering the core squad more often in the Copa del Rey. In fact, the factors that affect the psychology of a star player. "If I lose them early in this event, we may not be eliminated from the Big 16. I apologize for failing to qualify for the quarter-finals," he said.
The Barca players were very disappointed. Various expressions of disappointment shown Carles Puyol et al after a long whistle sounded.
"I am very angry. We have more right away. It was weird. Therefore, we played good, but eliminated," said Xavi as the U.S. debut.
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