Resurgent Bryant lifts Lakers over Pelicans SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6,SATURDAY, 2016 SportsSports 42 SEVILLA: Sevilla’s French forward Kevin Gameiro (left) vies with Celta Vigo’s defender Hugo Mallo during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) semifinal first leg football match Sevilla FC vs RC Celta de Vigo on February 4, 2016. — AFP Sevilla crush Celta 4-0 in Copa semis MADRID: French striker Kevin Gameiro scored before Celta defender Sergi Gomez fouled twice after missing a first-half penalty to help Machin Vitolo inside the area to concede the Sevilla beat Celta Vigo 4-0 in the first leg of their penalty. But the goalkeeper stopped Gameiro’s Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday. Gameiro spot-kick by diving to his left to make the save. had his penalty saved by Celta goalkeeper Ruben Rami finally opened the scoring with a header off Blanco in the 28th minute, but made amends a corner in the 45th, and Gameiro added his with goals from counterattacks in the 59th and goals by taking advantage of the open space left 62nd minutes. Fellow Frenchman Adil Rami had by the Celta defense in the second half. Both put Sevilla on the board with a header just times he started his run from Sevilla’s own half before halftime, and Danish midfielder Michael before getting in front of Blanco in one-on-one Krohn-Dehli rounded off the scoring in the 87th. situations. The second leg is next week in Vigo. Celta’s best chance was a header from Sergi Defending champion Barcelona routed Valencia Gomez that hit the crossbar in the first half. It 7-0 in the first leg of the other semifinal on was the first of three games between Sevilla and Wednesday. “I’m very satisfied because I think Celta in a week. The teams will also meet in a we played a very complete match in many Spanish league game on Sunday in Vigo. Seeking aspects. We made things difficult for Celta,” its first Copa del Rey title, Celta made it to the Sevilla coach Unai Emery said. “But we have to semifinals by upsetting Atletico Madrid in the remain cautious. We can’t forget that Celta quarters. The last time it reached the final was in already defeated Barcelona 4-1 in its stadium 2001, when it lost to Real Zaragoza after elimi- (this season).” Sevilla and Celta created good nating Barcelona in the semis. Sevilla, which last scoring chances from the start at the Ramon SEVILLA: Sevilla’s French forward Kevin Gameiro (right) celebrates with Sevilla’s Danish won the competition in 2010, is the only team to Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, but the hosts midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli (left) after scoring during the Spanish Copa del Rey have won all of its seven Copa del Rey matches were in control for most of the match. (King’s Cup) semifinal first leg football match Sevilla FC vs RC Celta de Vigo on February this season. It has outscored opponents 20-0 Blanco had made two difficult saves just 4, 2016. — AFP during the streak. — AP .