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Raphinha shines, Barcelona defeat Sevilla and increase advantage in Espanyol

Raphinha shines, Barcelona defeat Sevilla and increase advantage in Espanyol

O Barcelona extended its lead in the Spanish Championship this Sunday, by defeating the Sevilla 3-0 at the Camp Nou. The Culers had goals from Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha, who also provided an assist, to extend their winning streak in the competition.

The hosts were already leaders of La Liga before the ball rolled this Sunday. Barcelona reached 53 points with this Sunday’s victory and, with the draw Real Madrid on Saturday, it extended its lead at the top to eight points. The team’s next match will be against Villarrealon Sunday, at 5 pm (Brasília time).

Sevilla is in a difficult position in the table. The team has 21 points and is in 16th place. His next commitment will be on Saturday, at 2:30 pm, against Mallorca.

The game

The first stage ended with the score zero. Barcelona had an important casualty early on, at five minutes, when midfielder Sergio Busquets was injured and had to be substituted, Kessié came on in his place.

The best chances of the stage belonged to the home team. Lewandowski came close to scoring a few times, but, at 16, he was hampered by the defense and, 9 minutes later, stopped in a great save by Yassine Bounou. Shortly before the break, Sevilla were almost leaked after a deflection by defender Gudelj that almost went into his own goal.

On the way back from the break, Barcelona grew in the game and disenchanted. In the 12th minute, Kessié received the ball inside the area, turned on the marker and found Jordi Alba. The winger came out in front of the goal and crossed under the goalkeeper. The owners of the house followed superior and, at 25, extended the advantage. Raphinha was launched on the right end and took it to the bottom. After clearing the scoring, the Brazilian crossed low on the second post and Gavi completed.

Barcelona’s third goal came in the 34th minute. Jordi Alba received it on the left of the penalty area, behind the defense line, and crossed into the middle. Raphinha appeared free between the defenders and pushed towards the goal.


Source: Gazetaesportiva

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