Murillo will be suspended for the Copa del Rey quarter-final Barcelona Unable to face Sevilla

Ernesto Valverde made a personal request to the Barcelona hierarchy for Jeison Murillo to be signed on loan, yet the former Valencia defender will be suspended for the first leg of the Blaugrana's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Sevilla.

Having picked up a yellow card in each of the two legs against Levante in the previous round, Murillo will face a suspension after tallying up three cautions over the course of the competition.

The first of the yellows came earlier this season whilst he represented Los Che against Ebro, and after Barcelona's controversy over the alleged ineligibility of Chumi, they are eager to make sure every legal avenue has been explored with regards to player availability in the next round.