FC Barcelona have been shocked on the Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium as Sevilla dominated the La Liga leaders with a commanding 4-1 victory — a end result that ended a 10-year streak. Following the defeat, Barca star Pedri took the chance to ship a robust message to his teammates.
With younger star Lamine Yamal sidelined as a consequence of harm, Barcelona traveled to Seville aiming to reclaim the La Liga high spot from Actual Madrid after their win the day before today. The Catalan facet fell behind with two first-half objectives earlier than Marcus Rashford pulled one again in stoppage time. Within the second half, Robert Lewandowski missed a vital penalty within the 76th minute, and as Barca pushed ahead trying to find an equalizer, they have been punished on the counter, with Sevilla sealing a shocking 4-1 win.
Pedri was one of many few gamers to face the media after the loss and didn’t maintain again when assessing Barcelona’s efficiency. “For me, the staff was dangerous within the first half. I believe we haven’t performed a match this poorly earlier than… We should be trustworthy with ourselves,” he mentioned in his post-match interview.
The Spanish midfielder identified not solely Sevilla’s strengths but in addition his staff’s shortcomings: “I believe what we lacked was sharpness. From the pitch, I felt we have been lacking depth… We misplaced a lot of the duels, they usually knew precisely find out how to assault us. Additionally, once we had the ball, they pressed us one-on-one, and we didn’t know find out how to deal with it. We have to work on this to enhance.”
Marcus Rashford of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his staff’s first objective with teammate Pedri in the course of the LaLiga EA Sports activities match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona.
In a Barcelona facet that lacked creativity going ahead and stability on the again, Pedri was one of many few vibrant spots, offering an ideal help for Rashford’s objective. Regardless of dominating possession with 61%, Barca have been far much less medical in entrance of objective, and and not using a pure dribbler like Yamal, they struggled to create clear probabilities.
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The defeat in Seville ends Barcelona’s 15-game unbeaten streak away from residence in La Liga. Their subsequent recreation will likely be at residence in opposition to Girona on Sunday, October 18, after the worldwide break — a key alternative for the Catalans to bounce again earlier than returning to Champions League motion in opposition to Olympiacos on Matchday 3.
Sevilla break decade-long drought vs. Barcelona
Sevilla have endured turbulent home seasons lately — flirting with relegation regardless of their continued success within the Europa League — whereas Barcelona’s dominance on this fixture remained fixed. Now, underneath former San Jose Earthquakes coach Matías Almeyda, Sevilla lastly broke their long-standing winless streak in opposition to the Catalans.
The 4-1 end result marks Sevilla’s first La Liga win over Barcelona since November 2015, once they earned a slender 1-0 victory on the Sánchez Pizjuán. Their most up-to-date triumph in any competitors got here within the 2021 Copa del Rey with a 2-1 win, however a league victory had eluded them till now.
