Barcelona Defeats Sevilla with Three Shots and a Clean Sheet! …Extends official win streak to 8 games!

Last Updated on 02/06/2023 by てんしょく飯

The 20th La Liga match was held on February 5 between Barcelona and Sevilla.

　Barcelona is leading the La Liga table by 5 points over their archrival Real Madrid.

This time, Barcelona hosted Sevilla at the Camp Nou, a team that has been on a roll lately, winning three of their last four league games. Barcelona’s starting lineup included Pedri, Gabi, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha. Sevilla’s starting lineup included Ivan Rakitic and Youssouf en Neciri, who will be playing against his old club.

Barcelona had to make a change in the opening four minutes when Sergio Busquets injured his ankle and had to be replaced by Franck Kessier. The visitors were able to keep possession of the ball against a back five Sevilla, and in the 17th minute Gabi won a long ball and Robert Lewandowski had an opportunity to make a save, but goalkeeper Bono was there to save it. Bono again made a fine save. The first half ended scoreless.

Barcelona continued to dominate possession in the second half, and finally broke Sevilla’s stranglehold in the 58th minute. Raphinha dropped a floated ball from Andreas Christensen, and Kessie made a clever pass from the edge of the box. Jordi Alba then took one touch and slotted home to finally put Barcelona on the scoreboard.

After taking the lead in the 70th minute, Raphinha played in a long ball from Jules Cunde, and he set up the ball on the right side of the box and passed it to the far side for a ground ball. Gabi, who had been waiting for the ball, pushed the ball home to add to the lead. In the 79th minute, J. Alba’s pass from Frenkie de Jong found the back of the net, and Raphinha pounced on the rebound to score the third and decisive goal.

The game was over. With the win over a resurgent Sevilla, Barcelona extended its winning streak to eight matches, eight points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, which lost this week.

Barcelona will play Villarreal away on February 12, while Sevilla will play Mallorca at home on February 11.

[Score

Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla

Goal Scorers

1-0 58th minute Jordi Alba (Barcelona)

2-0 70th minute Gabi (Barcelona)

3-0 79 min Raphinha (Barcelona)