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Barcelona assured a 4-1 crucial victory over Seville despite going down to 10 men in the second half.
Robert Lewandowski’s objectives, Fermin López, Raphinha and Eric García sealed the three points for visitors, while Ruben Vargas of Seville had briefly restored parity in the first half.
The game began with Barcelona taking the lead only six minutes.
A well -worked corner routine saw Inigo Martínez nodded with the ball to the road of Lewandowski, who instinctively beat Nyland to give Barça the advantage.
However, the advantage was short -lived, since Seville responded only 77 seconds later.
Saul Níguez perfectly timed his career behind the defense of Barcelona before squares of the ball to Vargas, who did not make any mistake with a simple touch to level the score in 1-1.
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) February 9, 2025
The first half continued at a frantic pace, with both sides creating opportunities. Lamine Yamal was a constant threat, forcing Nyland to a spectacular rescue, while Szczesny was equally busy, denying the bold kick of Lukebakio bicycles just before the break.
Both teams suffered scares of injuries, with Ronald Araujo and Gavi collecting blows, which led to an early substitution by the Uruguayan defender.
Xavi conducted a key tactical switch in the part -time, replacing Gavi with Fermin López, a movement that paid immediate dividends.
Just seconds after the restart, Pedri produced a moment of brilliance, upstairs a perfect inch pass in the six -yard box. Nyland judged the ball flight badly, allowing Fermin to return home and restore Barcelona’s advantage in 2-1.
Seville advanced in search of an equalizer, but fought to break a disciplined background of Barcelona. His task became easier in the 62nd minute when Fermin went from a hero to Villano, receiving a direct red card for an reckless challenge of studs in Djibril Sow.
With Barcelona up to 10 men, Seville pressed above in the countryside, but lacked the final pass to create clear opportunities.
The visitors defended themselves resolutely and, against the game race, put the game in bed in the 55th minute The farthest corner, which does 3-1.
Seville threw everything in the final stages, with Suso approaching, but Szczesny remained firm to deny the hosts.
Eric García completed a successful night scoring in the final minutes to put the 4-1.
