The Blaugrana boss is delighted by his team’s mentality in their Copa del Rey victory against Sevilla.
won their Wednesday match against
Sevillawith a 3-0 result as they reached the Copa del Rey final. Sevilla had won the first leg 2-0 but a comeback from the Catalans eliminated
Julen Lopetegui
’s team from the competition.
Ousmane Dembelescored the opener for the Blaugrana in the 12th minute. Barcelona were dominant throughout the match but they had to wait until the 94th minute for the second goal.
Gerard Piquescored the aggregate equalizer just before the final whistle and
Martin Braithwaitescored the third goal in the fifth minute of the extra time. In a post-match interview,
Ronald Koeman
has spoken about his team’s performance.
“We’ve fought to the point of exhaustion, it’s incredible,”
Koeman told
Marca.
“I’m very satisfied with the team’s work tonight, we deserved the victory. We’ve always believed, and we’ve never thrown away the towel in the Copa. It’s a question of mentality, and as a coach I can’t ask my team for more than what I’ve seen tonight.”