Sevilla vs Barcelona, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAMessi, Barcelona stifled in scoreless draw at Sevilla
Lionel Messi was denied an opportunity to reach 700 career goals as Barcelona played to a scoreless draw at Sevilla FC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 3': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 6': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 6': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 10': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla).
- 13': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 19': Óliver Torres (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla).
- 20': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 22': Foul by Óliver Torres (Sevilla).
- 22': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 22': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 26': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla).
- 26': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Offside, Sevilla. Diego Carlos tries a through ball, but Lucas Ocampos is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 36': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 39': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 39': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 42': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Sevilla. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 45'+3': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Fernando (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 45'+5': Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Éver Banega replaces Óliver Torres.
- 46': Foul by Éver Banega (Sevilla).
- 46': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 48': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Éver Banega (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
- 50': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 50': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando.
- 55': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona).
- 55': Jesús Navas (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 56': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 56': Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
- 57': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 57': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Suso replaces Munir El Haddadi.
- 61': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Éver Banega (Sevilla).
- 62': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Éver Banega (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 64': Foul by Éver Banega (Sevilla).
- 64': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 65': Jules Koundé (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Sevilla. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 69': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Joan Jordán.
- 72': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 72': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tomás Vaclik.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando.
- 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann replaces Arturo Vidal.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 83': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éver Banega with a through ball.
- 84': Substitution, Sevilla. Franco Vázquez replaces Lucas Ocampos.
- 85': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Sevilla).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 85': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla).
- 85': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
- 88': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Ivan Rakitic.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sergio Reguilón (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Sevilla).
- 90'+4': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 0.
Statistics
 BAR |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 634 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 722 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 14 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Sevilla (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Vaclík (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Jules Koundé |
| 23 | Sergio Reguilón  |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 25 | Fernando |
| 21 | Óliver Torres |
| 24 | Joan Jordán |
| 19 | Luuk de Jong |
| 11 | Munir El Haddadi |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
Barcelona (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 19 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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