La Liga,
seventh round
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Seviv
barcelona
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site
- Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium
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referee
- Juan Martinez Munuela
Yusuf Fofana 19′
Rafael Dias Belloli 22′
Rafael Dias Belloli 52′
Rafael Dias Belloli 69′
Raphinha scored his second hat-trick in four days as Barcelona came from behind to defeat Sevilla 3-1 and continue their bright start to the new season.
Youssef Fofana gave Sevilla the lead at the Ramon Sánchez-Pizjuan Stadium before Barca’s Brazilian midfielder added a third without reply as Hansi Flick’s side made it seven wins in La Liga.
The result leaves the Catalan club six points ahead of rivals Real Madrid, who will face Atletico Madrid in the city derby.
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barcelona
crazy opening
Barcelona were full of confidence after beating Racing Santander 7-2 in midweek and came close to opening the scoring early on, with Lamine Yamal’s curling effort setting up Odysses Vlahodemos’ superb strike into the home side’s net.
Sevilla, who go into the game off the back of their best start to the league since 2017, are also encouraged by their performances this season.
Fofana broke the deadlock on 20 minutes when Felix Correia crossed at the near post and the Frenchman headed home.
However, the lead lasted just two minutes after Raphinha continued his fine start to the season with his 10th top-flight goal of the season so far.
A string of goals brought the game to life, with Eric Garcia on target for Barcelona and Correa on target for Sevilla.
But there were no further goals in an exciting half of football.
Raphinha completes hat-trick
After the intermission, Yamal once again shot with his left foot, but unfortunately the ball missed the goal post.
The Barca star was once again at the center of the action when the visitors took the lead minutes later. After working his way to create a bit of space in the area, Yamal tapped in a lovely gapped cross which was gratefully collected by Rafinha, who headed the ball past the helpless Vlahodimos.
The Brazilian completed his second hat-trick in four days with just over 20 minutes remaining, when he was cleared by Yamal before flicking the ball past the goalkeeper.
With the points coming to an end, Anthony Gordon had two consecutive chances to open his Barcelona account, but in the end it didn’t matter.
The champions maintained their perfect start to the league season with this game.
La Liga standings
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Location 1, 2, 3, 4: Champions League stage
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Location 5: Europa League stage
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Location 6: ECL Playoffs
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Location 18, 19, 20: downgrade