Sevilla vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAMessi stars as Barcelona go second in La Liga with Sevilla win
Barcelona avenged their first leg Copa del Rey defeat to Sevilla earlier in the month with a 2-0 win on Saturday in La Liga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Sevilla).
- 3': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 3': Luuk de Jong (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla).
- 8': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando.
- 15': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 15': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 15': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Sevilla).
- 18': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 18': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 20': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 23': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 23': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 26': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 26': Munir El Haddadi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Goal! Sevilla 0, Barcelona 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 31': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 31': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Fernando (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 32': Papu Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
- 36': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 38': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Diego Carlos (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 41': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 41': Jules Koundé (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Fernando (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 42': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 43': Jules Koundé (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 45': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 45'+1': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Karim Rekik replaces Diego Carlos.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Suso replaces Papu Gómez.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Munir El Haddadi.
- 46': Foul by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
- 46': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Karim Rekik (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
- 48': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jesús Navas (Sevilla).
- 50': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
- 52': Offside, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 54': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 55': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 59': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 60': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 63': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 63': Substitution, Sevilla. Óscar Rodríguez replaces Ivan Rakitic.
- 64': Attempt missed. Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
- 66': Offside, Sevilla. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 67': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araujo replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 68': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilaix Moriba replaces Pedri because of an injury.
- 72': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 74': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 75': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
- 79': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 79': Jesús Navas (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Hand ball by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
- 82': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando.
- 85': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba.
- 85': Goal! Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 88': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 88': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 540 | Accurate Passes | 412 |
| 618 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 5 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 8 | Clearances | 10 |
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 | 29 | +50 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | +37 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | +21 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Sevilla (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos  |
| 12 | Jules Koundé |
| 18 | Sergio Escudero |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 25 | Fernando |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 9 | Luuk de Jong |
| 11 | Munir El Haddadi |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez |
Barcelona (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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