Messi stars as Barcelona go second in La Liga
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.
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KO
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Kickoff
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29
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Ousmane Dembélé Goal
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31
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Fernando Yellow Card
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38
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Diego Carlos Yellow Card
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42
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Lionel Messi Yellow Card
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45
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Sergio Escudero Yellow Card
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45
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On: Youssef En-Nesyri|Off: Munir El Haddadi
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45
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On: Suso|Off: Alejandro Gómez
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45
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On: Karim Rekik|Off: Diego Carlos
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HT
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Halftime
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46
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Karim Rekik Yellow Card
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63
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On: Óliver Torres|Off: Luuk de Jong
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63
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On: Óscar Rodríguez|Off: Ivan Rakitic
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67
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On: Ronald Araújo|Off: Gerard Piqué
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71
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On: Ilaix Moriba|Off: Pedri
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82
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Ousmane Dembélé Yellow Card
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82
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On: Martin Braithwaite|Off: Ousmane Dembélé
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82
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On: Samuel Umtiti|Off: Ronald Araújo
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85
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Lionel Messi Goal
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88
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Joan Jordán Yellow Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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Sevilla FC
SEV
Barcelona
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4-2-3-1
- Bono
- Escudero
- CarlosOn: Karim Rekik | Off: Diego Carlos
- Koundé
- Navas
- Fernando
- Jordán
- El HaddadiOn: Youssef En-Nesyri | Off: Munir El Haddadi
- RakiticOn: Óscar Rodríguez | Off: Ivan Rakitic
- GómezOn: Suso | Off: Alejandro Gómez
- de JongOn: Óliver Torres | Off: Luuk de Jong
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13
Bono
Saves
0
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20
Diego Carlos
38'
Goals
0
45'
4
Karim Rekik
46'
Goals
0
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12
Jules Koundé
Goals
0
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18
Sergio Escudero
45'
Goals
0
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16
Jesús Navas
Goals
0
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10
Ivan Rakitic
Goals
0
63'
14
Óscar Rodríguez
Goals
0
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25
Fernando
31'
Goals
0
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8
Joan Jordán
88'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
63'
21
Óliver Torres
Goals
0
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Goals
0
45'
15
Youssef En-Nesyri
Goals
0
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Goals
0
45'
7
Suso
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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31
Javier Díaz
Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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17
Aleix Vidal
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
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Match Commentary
| - | Match ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. | |
| 90'+3' | Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla). |
Match Stats
Possession
44%
56%
Shots (on Goal)
4 (2)
9 (5)
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| 20 | Fouls | 9 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
Data is currently unavailable.
Spanish Primera División Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 30 | +32 | 67 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | +29 | 66 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | +43 | 65 |
| 4 | Sevilla FC | 30 | +20 | 61 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 30 | +16 | 47 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 30 | -3 | 47 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 30 | +10 | 46 |
| 8 | Granada | 30 | -14 | 39 |
| 9 | Levante | 30 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 30 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | +6 | 37 |
| 12 | Cádiz | 30 | -18 | 35 |
| 13 | Valencia | 30 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 30 | -11 | 34 |
| 15 | Getafe | 30 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Huesca | 30 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 30 | -14 | 27 |
| 18 | Elche | 30 | -19 | 26 |
| 19 | Alavés | 30 | -23 | 24 |
| 20 | Eibar | 30 | -14 | 23 |
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