Barcelona defeated their host Sevilla 5-1, on Sunday night, in the tenth round of the Spanish Football League.
Barcelona raised their score to 27 points at the top of the standings, three points behind second-placed Real Madrid, ahead of their “El Clásico” meeting in the next round.
Against Real Madrid is not the only test that awaits Barcelona,
On the other hand, Sevilla’s score froze at 12 points in thirteenth place.
Barcelona took the lead in the 24th minute through Robert Lewandowski from a penalty kick, before his colleague Pedri added the second goal in the 28th minute.
In the 39th minute, Lewandowski returned to add his second goal and Barcelona’s third, while substitute Pablo Torre scored the fourth goal in the 82nd minute.
Stanis Mozambo scored Sevilla’s only goal in the 87th minute, and Toure returned to score his second goal and Barcelona’s fifth in the 88th minute.
Barcelona went into the game armed with the attacking trio of Lamine Yamal on the right and Rafinha on the left, as well as Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.
Yamal shot a ball from outside the penalty area in the fifth minute, but it went wide of Sevilla goalkeeper Orian Nyland’s goal in the first real threat from the Catalan side.
Seville responded with a similar effort from Dodi Lukebakio, who fired a ground ball past the left post of Barcelona’s goal in the ninth minute.
Barcelona midfielder Ansu Fati shot inside the penalty area, but it went near the left post of Sevilla’s goal in the 17th minute, and Barcelona’s efforts were converted to score for the first time.
In the 24th minute, the referee awarded Barcelona a penalty kick after Rafinha was blocked inside the penalty area, and Lewandowski slotted it into the net, heralding his team’s progress.
After just four minutes, Pedri managed to score Barcelona’s second goal, when Yamal broke into Sevilla’s central defense to pass the ball to defender Jules Kounde, but it was left to Pedri, who fired e past Neyland, scoring the second goal.
Barcelona continued to excel in the game, while Seville did not show offensive resistance and did not threaten the goal of Iñaki Peña, the goalkeeper of Barcelona.
In the 39th minute, Barcelona got their third goal through Lewandowski again, while he changed the direction of the ball shot by his colleague Rafinha from outside the penalty area, and it went it into Neyland’s net.
The rest of the minutes of the first half saw nothing new, and the referee blew the final whistle, giving Barcelona a 3-0 lead.
At the start of the second half, Barcelona continued to control the game, and Rafinha fired a ground ball that went near the left post of the Sevilla goal in the 49th minute.
As time passed and the result was confirmed, the German coach Hansi Flick, the coach of Barcelona, he rested the big stars such as Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Rafinha, Anas, and Fati.
The play was limited to the midfield, and some minutes of the second half did not see much effort from either side.
One of the substitutes, Pablo Toure, managed to add the fourth goal, as he received a pass from the right side from his colleague Kounde, and fired a ball that beat the Sevilla defense and scored in the 82nd minute.
The match saw young star and midfielder Javi return to action after almost a year’s absence due to injury, replacing Pedri, who scored the second goal, amid praise from Barcelona fans.
Sevilla scored their only goal in the 87th minute through Stanis Mozambo, while receiving a long ball from the Sevilla defense, he entered from the left, reached the penalty area and put the ball into the net at Peña.
Just a minute later, Barcelona managed to add a fifth goal through Pablo Torre again, as he fired the ball directly from the left side of the goal with a direct free kick, and the ball reached the net without follow up from the defense. .
The rest of the minutes of the second half saw nothing new, so the referee blew the final whistle and the match ended with Barcelona beating Sevilla 5/1.
2024-10-21 08:24:00
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