Sevilla are not dreaming of a Copa del Rey final berth just yet,
despite holding a comfortable 4-0 semi-final aggregate lead over Celta
Vigo.
Michael Krohn-Dehli claims the
Sevilla squad have not discussed the prospect of a Copa del Rey final
berth despite holding a commanding 4-0 semi-final lead over Celta Vigo
ahead of Thursday's away leg.
Denmark midfielder
Krohn-Dehli completed the scoring at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan last
week, after Adil Rami broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time and
Kevin Gameiro netted a second-half brace.
The
teams met again at Balaidos in La Liga on Sunday with Krohn-Dehli one of
four players retained in a line-up heavily rotated by coach Unai Emery.
On-loan
Tottenham defender Federico Fazio was sent off for two bookings after
25 minutes but Sevilla led through Daniel Carrico before Claudio Beauvue
secured a share of the spoils in the 64th minute with his first
Celta goal.
Despite holding their own with a
numerical disadvantage on the back of handing out a thrashing,
Krohn-Dehli does not believe Sevilla's third meeting with Celta in the
space of eight days is a formality – citing their dominant 4-1 over
Barcelona in September as an example of Eduardo Berizzo's team's prowess
at home.
"We do no talk about the final because it is a tie of two games. After Thursday's match we can talk," Krohn-Delhi said.
"A final is something we all want, for a team it is very good to play a final and Sevilla are used to it in recent years.
"On
Thursday it will be a difficult game. We are 4-0 up but we have to
fight. They have won 4-1 against Barcelona, it is a difficult stadium.
They are a team who play very offensively."
Striker Beauvue, a January signing from Lyon, is keen for Celta to show pride in front of their home supporters.
"First,
we must win the game for our fans," he told reporters. "If we can get
one or two goals early we will increase our chances. We will give
everything.
"Having lost to Sevilla and drawn the other day, now we must win."
Barring
an unprecedented turn of events, holders Barcelona lie in wait in the
final having humbled Valencia 7-0 at the Camp Nou last week.
Celta
travel to face the Liga champions this weekend and a clutch of
suspensions for that match is likely to have a bearing on Berizzo's team
selection for the second leg with Sevilla.
Chilean
forward Fabian Orellana is available for Copa action despite being in
the midst of a Liga ban for his red card at Las Palmas as the end of
last month.
Cautions for Sergi Gomez, Theo
Bongonda and Iago Aspas on Sunday were their fifth in La Liga this
season, meaning there is no longer motivation for Berizzo to rest them
up to face Barca.
Meanwhile, there are concerns
over the condition of the Balaidos playing surface, which was relayed
nine days ago and is showing the effects of the weekend match and poor
weather conditions.
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