Barcelona followed the pace in the Liga title race with another victory on Sunday, defeating Seville 4-1 despite his last players in the last half hour of the match. The head of the Liga golden boot, Robert Lewandowski, opened the scoring in the seventh minute, although Seville had their equalizer a minute later with the kind authorization of Ruben Vargas and was able to hold the visitors to A 1-1 score at the break. Barcelona began to build its advantage at the start of the second half when Fermin Lopez scored a minute in the second half and the goal of Raphinha nine minutes later added a cushion.
Things became slightly complicated for Barcelona when Lopez received a red card in the 62nd minute for a sliding tackle on Djibril Sow, but the advance they built was solid enough to see them until the finish line And the goal of Eric Garcia’s 89th minute assured that it would be the case.
Here is an overview of the major moments of the match.
Game moment
Seville did well to suffocate Barcelona in the first half, but the game quickly tilted visitors after the break. Lopez obtains the credit for the length of the green light, but the most memorable part of the sequence came close to Pedri, whose film above meant that the ball could land perfectly to Lopez to direct it to the back of net.
Man
Pedri’s assistance was only part of an out -of -competition exhibition for the Barcelona midfielder, who had an influence in another attack projection for his team. He created five opportunities and completed 86% of his passes, making eight passes in the last third of a solid display for the Hansi Flick team.
The craziest moment of the match
Barely 16 minutes after scoring the winning goal, Lopez got into trouble for a hard and sliding tackle on Sow. Lopez initially shown a yellow but after a Var control, the referee changed things and rather gave him a red card.
What the result means for Barcelona
Barcelona is seated in third place but is still very in the heart of the title – they are at a point behind Atletico Madrid, second place, and only two points of the Real Madrid championship chiefs.
What is the next step
Barcelona CV Play next Monday, when they welcome Rayo Vallecano in the Liga room. The League will be their main objective for the coming weeks, since its second place in the UEFA Champions League League phase means that they could go directly to the final of 16.
