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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24149370" data-attributes="member: 158020">Sevilla 2 Barcelona 0: Resting Messi  backfires for Copa del Rey holders   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/23/22/8907192-6625145-image-a-15_1548280973533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Pablo Sarabia and Wissam Ben Yedder scored in the second half to earn Sevilla  a deserved 2-0 victory over Barcelona, who rested Lionel Messi, in the first leg  of their Copa del Rey quarter-final.    Messi came off the bench to help Barca beat Leganes in LaLiga at the  weekend, but Ernesto Valverde left his captain out entirely at the Ramon  Sanchez-Pizjuan on Wednesday, handing a debut to shock signing Kevin-Prince  Boateng in attack instead.    Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho came on as substitutes but, if Barca are to  win the Copa del Rey for a fifth year in a row, they will have to overturn a  first-leg deficit as they did in the last round against Levante.    Sarabia struck to capitalise on a period of Sevilla dominance with  Ben Yedder adding a late second, Pablo Machin's side bouncing back from a run of  three straight losses in all competitions to stun the holders, although they  lost talismanic winger Jesus Navas to injury.   Sevilla thought they had been awarded a penalty in the first half when Arturo  Vidal blocked a cross with his upper arm, but a VAR review opted not to give a  spot-kick.    Ben Yedder should have given Sevilla the lead in the 36th minute, brilliantly  beating Gerard Pique during a dazzling solo run but slicing his shot badly wide  of the post.  Barca missed an even better chance before the break, Malcom running on to a  sublime Arthur pass to round Juan Soriano but hitting his finish into the  side-netting.Quincy Promes and Ibrahim Amadou wasted good opportunities after  the restart as Sevilla continued to impress, the opening goal deservedly  arriving in the 58th minute.    Promes raided down Sevilla's left wing and floated a cross into the Barca  box, Sarabia meeting the ball with an excellent first-time finish that  gave Jasper Cillessen no chance.And Sevilla gave themselves a further cushion  ahead of the return fixture when they scored what might prove to be a decisive  second goal in the 76th minute.     Andre Silva and Ever Banega combined to tee up Ben Yedder at the back post,  the striker using his celebration to show a message of support to missing  Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala.</blockquote>

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