Sevilla look in real trouble and it may get worse before it gets better with Erling Haaland and Manchester City due to visit in the Champions League next week.Īfter a bright start, they proved far too weak in defence as Barca picked them off at ease. Lopetegui under pressure as Sevilla lose again Including his four saves here, he has made 12 stops this season, conceding just one goal from an xGa of 3.11.ģ. Isco and Youssef En-Nesyri were both denied by fine saves in the first half from Ter Stegen, who made some slightly more routine stops after the break. He had already made important stops against Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad this season and once again helped Barca lay the foundation to win in Seville. Stream top leagues, tournaments and teams.īut Ter Stegen has dispelled those doubts with a fine start to the campaign. A persistent knee injury has hampered his form over the past two years and led to criticism of his performances and even suggestions that he could be usurped by his understudy, Inaki Pena, at some point this season. Given the final score line, it may seem amiss to highlight Marc-Andre ter Stegen's performance, but the German goalkeeper's start to the season deserves to be singled out. Ter Stegen shows he's far from done as Barca's No.1 With Real Madrid making it four wins from four against Real Betis earlier Saturday, Barca, two points back, will need their front three - and their replacements, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres here - to keep firing if they want to keep up with Carlo Ancelotti's side.Ģ. Raphinha and Barcelona overwhelmed a slumping Sevilla side Saturday en route to a comfortable win. The Brazilian's deep cross was headed back across goal by Kounde, who claimed his second assist of the night when Eric Garcia turned home what was his first-ever goal in professional football. Lewandowski now has five goals in his past three games and while Polish striker wasn't involved in the third, the lively Raphinha was. Lewandowski made it two before the break, controlling and finishing brilliantly after being picked out by Jules Kounde, who was returning to his former club after a €55 million summer move. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The first goal came on the counterattack, with Ousmane Dembele feeding Lewandowski, whose chipped finish was scrambled off the line only for Raphinha to head home the rebound from close range. Led by Lewandowski once again, Barca recovered from a slow start at the Sanchez Pizjuan to blow Sevilla away inside the opening 35 minutes. Barcelona's front three keeps Xavi's side close to LaLiga summitīarcelona didn't start the game with the control that coach Xavi Hernandez craves, but their front three were so efficient they got away with it as they kept on Real Madrid's tails at the top of LaLiga. JUMP TO: Player ratings | Best/worst performers | Highlights and notable moments | Post-match quotes | Key stats | Upcoming fixturesġ. Meanwhile, Sevilla's latest bad result - their third defeat in four games to open the 2022-23 campaign - leaves them one place above the bottom three. The victory vaults Barcelona into second place, behind LaLiga defending champions Real Madrid, after four rounds of matches.
Report: Sevilla 0-3 Barcelona | LaLiga table | Upcoming fixtures Goals from Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Eric Garcia were more than enough for Barcelona to wrap up a comfortable 3-0 win at struggling Sevilla on Saturday.
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