On two very different stages. They’re a world apart right now Football Club Barcelona and Sevillaa reality which was reflected on the field of play and which led to a very peaceful victory for Hansi Flick’s men. [Así vivimos la victoria del Barça ante el Sevilla]
He Barca They easily got rid of a soulless rival who gave up in the first half. Because that is actually the duration of this match, less than 45 minutes, the same time it took the culés to score three goals and prepare everything for the judgment.
Lewandowski led the way from the penalty spot, then Pedri and again the Pole killed the game. The second half was a stroll in which Barcelona were able to play on the foot and reserve themselves for what awaits them next week, two high-level matches, the first against Bayern In Champions and then in front of him the real Madrid In The Classic.
Lewandowski celebrates one of his goals against Sevilla.
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A culé party
On paper, great inequalities were assumed. This match, which not long ago was one of the hottest matches in the competition, has taken on a very different aspect in recent years due to the delicate situation that Sevilla has been experiencing for some time.
The previous one said that they faced a team launched like this new Barça, and another in depression, like the Andalusian, so two and two this time turned out to be four in football. Very quickly, we realized that the established scenario was going to come true without a hitch and that the ending of the film seemed predetermined.
Those of Hansi Film They took control of the match from the opening whistle. Possession was all Barca’s, as was the first attempt as Lamine Yamal executed a shot that went over the crossbar.
Sevilla clung to counterattacks, and also to miracles, to try to hurt their rival. lukebakio He posed some danger by finishing off a counter-attack with a shot that went through the roof, but it was one of the few things the Sevilla team were able to pull off, not in the first half, but throughout the match.
As the minutes passed, the domination of the culé increased. Barcelona won the ball earlier each time, pressed higher each time and penetrated the box more and more frequently. So it was only a matter of time before the goal fell sooner rather than later.
In fact, in the middle of the first half, the goal cap was blown. Raphinha was brought down in the box in a contested move by Sevilla, but From Burgos Bengoetxea He pointed to the penalty spot for Lewandowski to score immediately from the spot.
The Barça party was only just beginning. Barely time to breathe when the second arrived. The locals have found spaces on the counter, and there they also know how to kill with precision. Lewandowski connected with Lamine Yamal, this made the game dizzy and managed to reach the zone. Then he raised his head and saw Pedri unmarked on the front, position from which the Canarian put the ball in the corner of the Andalusian goal.
There were still some before the break. Lewandowski went on a rampage, so with the goalscoring sense in him that will never die, he put his foot down to deflect Raphinha and do the third. A goal that definitely killed Sevilla, who, if they didn’t have enough misfortune, also lost Ejuke due to injury.
A dead party
The match did not really change pace in the second half and this second act was indeed a haven of peace for Barça. The culés were able to start thinking about what awaits them next week, starting with Bayern and ending with the real Madridas they watched the minutes tick by to add three new points.
Lamine Yamal He pulled another trick out of his hat with a shot from the outside of his left foot that almost slipped into the top corner, but Nyland reacted in time with a superb save.
The only shock was Isaac Romero for Seville. The Sevilla player was knocked down in the culé area and the referee awarded a penalty, but the action was immediately invalidated due to a prior offside.
The most exciting thing until the end of the match was seeing the return of Gavi. Almost a year after his serious knee injury, the midfielder was able to return to the playing field in full competition. A most moving moment.
The match being dead, came the goal of Pablo Torre for Barça, Idumbo’s goal for Sevilla and Torre’s second goal at the end. Goals which made even more of a difference in a match deemed doomed to failure even before half-time.
