Barcelona kept the rhythm in the race for the title of the League with another victory on Sunday, beating Seville 4-1 despite going down to 10 players in the last half hour of the game. The League Golden Boot leader, Robert Lewandowski, opened the scoring in the seventh minute, although Seville had his equalizer a minute later courtesy of Ruben Vargas and could keep visitors to a score of 1-1 for the break . Barcelona began to develop its advantage at the beginning of the second half when Fermin López scored a minute in the second half and Raphinha’s goal nine minutes later added a mattress.
Things became slightly complicated for Barcelona when López received a red card in the 62nd minute for a sliding backle on the Djibril sow, but the advantage they built was solid enough to see them to the finish line and the 89 goal of 89 Eric García minutes said it was the case.
Here is a look at the main moments of the party.
Moment of the party
Seville did well to suffocate Barcelona in the first half, but the game bowed in favor of visitors quickly after the break. López obtains credit for the target of the head, but the most memorable part of the sequence was courtesy of Pedri, whose movement above meant that the ball could land perfectly for López to lead him on the back of the network.
Party man
Pedri’s assistance was only part of an outstanding exhibition for the Barcelona midfielder, which influenced another presentation with an attack mentality for his team. He created five opportunities and completed 86% of his passes, making eight passes to the final third in a solid exhibition for the Hansi Flick side.
Most wild moment of the party
Only 16 minutes after scoring the winning goal of the game, López got into trouble by a hard and sliding Tackle on Sow. Initially, López showed a yellow, but after a VAR verification, the referee changed things and handed him a red card.
What the result means for Barcelona
Barcelona feels third, but they are still in the heart of the race for the title: there are a point behind Atlético de Madrid in the second place and only two points drift from the leaders of the Real Madrid League.
What follows?
Barcelona’s curriculum plays next Monday, when they receive Rayo Vallecano in the work of the League. The League will be its main approach over the next weeks from its second place in the UEFA Champions League League phase means that they could jump directly to the 16 round.
