Barcelona prolonged their lead at the top of the league desk to eight factors due to a snug 3-0 win over Sevilla at Camp Nou.
Second half objectives from Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha secured the win for Barca, who capitalised on Real Madrid’s defeat to Mallorca to take a stranglehold on the La Liga title race.
As anticipated, Barcelona dominated the opening exchanges however it could take them till the seventeenth minute to carve Sevilla open for the primary time. That probability would fall to Ronald Aruajo, who rose highest from a nook kick however headed his ensuing effort on objective simply large of the submit.
Robert Lewandowski would come shut for Barca subsequent, forcing Yassine Bounou right into a world class save with a venomous strike from outdoors of the penalty space.
That was that for the primary half probabilities although. Barca had loads of the ball in harmful however did not/could not actually do something with it on account of Sevilla being effectively arrange defensively.
The residence aspect continued to press ahead in search of an opener at the beginning of the second half, and it lastly got here in thw 58th minute. After some fantastic maintain up play from Franck Kessie contained in the field, the previous Milan man tapped the ball superbly into the trail of the onrushing Jordi Alba who was in a position to subsequently side-foot the ball into the underside nook of the online.
Barca made then made it 2-0 within the seventieth minute due to Gavi. The teen tapped in from shut vary after some unbelievable play from Raphinha who burst down the appropriate flank, earlier than drilling the ball into Gavi’s path at the again submit.
Soon after, it was 3-0. This time Raphinha would get the objective, side-footing residence having been discovered by a low cross from Alba from the left flank.
GK – Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 5/10 – He actually did not have something to do.
RB – Jules Kounde – 6/10 – Enjoyed a bodily battle on the flank.
CB – Ronald Araujo – 6/10 – Nearly scored within the first half, and did not have loads to do defensively.
CB – Andreas Christensen – 5/10 – A quiet night for the ex-Chelsea man.
LB – Jordi Alba – 8/10 – Broke the impasse after a usually lung-bursting run into the opposition penalty space after which bagged an help.
CM – Pedri – 7/10 – Another superb show from the teen.
CM – Sergio Busquets – N/A – Subbed off with an damage contained in the opening 5 minutes.
CM – Frenkie de Jong – 7/10 – Moved right into a barely deeper function after Busquets went off injured, and dictated play from that place.
RW – Raphinha – 9/10 – Quiet within the first half half, however was in a position to trigger rather more of a stir when he began to maneuver infield a bit extra within the second. Bagged an help for the second objective after some beautiful play, after which bagged a objective of his personal.
ST – Robert Lewandowski – 6/10 – Surprisingly did not rating however his hold-up play was good all through.
LW – Gavi – 7/10 – Worked extraordinarily laborious and received a objective for his efforts.
SUB – Franck Kessie – 7/10 – His sensible hold-up play led to the opener.
SUB – Ansu Fati – N/A.
SUB – Marcos Alonso – N/A.
SUB – Alejandro Balde – N/A.
SUB – Ferran Torries – N/A.
