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Barcelona's domination of the Copa del Rey for four years is threatened after a 2-0 defeat by Sevilla in the quarter-final first leg.
Pablo Sarabia whistled the center of Quincy Promes center to give the hosts the advantage.
And Wissam Ben Yedder slipped to the last post after deflected shot from Ever Banega to double his lead.
Barcelona rested Lionel Messi and gave his debut to the signing of the new loan Kevin-Prince Boateng, but he was replaced by Luis Suarez in the second half.
The Catalans have won the last four Spain Cups, beating Sevilla in two of these finals: 2-0 in 2016 and 5-0 in 2018. The last time they did not succeed to reach the final was 2012-13.
Real Madrid will welcome Girona in their first leg in quarter-final on Thursday (20:30 GMT).
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