Sevilla defeated Barcelona by a large margin!

In the 8th round of La Liga, Sevilla defeated Barcelona 4-1 at home.

Already in the first half of the match, the Andalusians took the lead:

In the 13th minute, A. Sanchez opened the scoring from the penalty spot, and in the 36th minute, I. Romero made it 2-0.

Barcelona narrowed the score just before halftime with a goal from Marcus Rashford (45+7’). However, in the second half Sevilla became more active again, with goals by Carmona in the 90th minute and Adams in the 90+6th minute making the score a dominant one.

Match statistics:

• Shots: Sevilla – 13 / Barcelona – 17

• Shots on target: 5 – 8

• Ball possession: 39% – 61%

• Passes: 265 – 426

• Pass accuracy: 77% – 85%

• Fouls: 18 – 9

• Yellow cards: 7 – 4

• Corners: 7 – 6

• Offsides: 10 – 0

With this victory, Sevilla moved up the table and heated up the title race by defeating Barcelona.