Coutinho thanks Messi for his "confidence movement"

Brazilian striker Philippe Coutinho thanked his Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi for his action during the quarterfinal match of Seville at the King's Cup.

Barcelona have qualified for the semi-finals of the Cup, after the window of the Andalusian team scored 6 goals against one at Camp Nou Wednesday night.

In the 13th minute, Messi received a controversial penalty. Some observers have found that the contact between the defender of Seville, Quincy Proms and Messi was not at the rendezvous.

Despite a 2-0 defeat against Barcelona in the first leg and his desire to make up for a draw, Messi did not shoot the penalty but gave up the ball to his team-mate Coutinho, who has varying levels with the 39, Catalan team.

Coutinho managed to score from the penalty spot before adding his second personal goal in the 53rd minute.

"The penalty came naturally and the Messi movement shows how great it is," Coutinho told Barcelona television after the match.

"Thanks to Messi for leaving the penalty, it's good for the group's confidence."

"We knew that to overcome our situation, we had to play from the start," said the Brazilian, from Liverpool.

After Cotigno scored the penalty, Sevilla nearly equalized, but goalkeeper Jesper Celsen saved Andre Silva from a shot and managed to get a penalty from Ever Paniga.

Barca equalized in the 32nd minute when Ivan Rakitic put the ball in the net against Juan Soriano after a superb pass from Artur.

Two goals in two minutes helped the defending champions comfortably advance as Coutinho led the goal after Luis Suarez's cross, and Roberto Roberto sent Messi's pass into the goal.

Guillermo Arana reduced Sevilla's lead with a powerful shot but Pablo Machin's team ended their hopes when Suarez put the ball in the net after a counter-attack and Messi added the sixth goal in stoppage. of play

Barcelona has both Real Betis and Valencia in the King's Cup semifinals, to complete the fourth round after Real Madrid and Girona on Thursday, and the first leg has ended 4-2 at home for the first time. Royal team.