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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Bono
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20
Diego Carlos
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45'
4
Karim Rekik
46'
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12
Jules Koundé
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18
Sergio Escudero
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16
Jesús Navas
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10
Ivan Rakitic
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14
Óscar Rodríguez
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25
Fernando
31'
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8
Joan Jordán
88'
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63'
21
Óliver Torres
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0
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45'
15
Youssef En-Nesyri
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0
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Goals
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45'
7
Suso
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31
Javier Díaz
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0
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0
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17
Aleix Vidal
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0
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4
Ronald Araújo
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23
Samuel Umtiti
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Pedri
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27
Ilaix Moriba
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18
Jordi Alba
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11
Ousmane Dembélé
29' 82'
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1
82'
9
Martin Braithwaite
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10
Lionel Messi
42' 85'
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1
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13
Neto
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24
Júnior Firpo
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12
Ricard Puig
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26
Iñaki Peña
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0
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- | Match ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. | |
90'+4' | Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. | |
90'+3' | Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla). |
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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 |
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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