{"id":4594,"date":"2026-09-19T21:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4594"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:42:16","slug":"sevilla-1-3-barcelona-and-who-can-stop-raphinha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4594","title":{"rendered":"Sevilla 1 – 3 Barcelona: and who can stop Raphinha?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The S\u00e1nchez-Pizju\u00e1n Stadium hosted today\u2019s Sevilla vs Bar\u00e7a<\/a> match on Matchday 7 of LaLiga<\/a> EA Sports<\/strong>. Hansi Flick\u2019s side were hoping to claim their seventh win in seven matches by visiting a stadium where they lost 4-1 last season<\/strong>. Garc\u00eda Plaza\u2019s men were aiming for their third consecutive victory. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

First half<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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The first half began with a brave Sevilla side, but Bar\u00e7a controlling possession. <\/strong>The home side came out pressing well, defending compactly, and leaving no space for Bar\u00e7a to find runs in behind the defense.<\/strong> Flick\u2019s side had their first shot in the 7th minute. Lamine Yamal<\/a> unleashed a left-footed effort from a long way out (more than 26 meters). Vlachodimos got a slight touch on it and the ball crashed against the post. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bar\u00e7a\u2019s early dominance was often overshadowed by a strong Sevilla performance, as they were enjoying a good start and frequently played through Bar\u00e7a\u2019s initial press, but without managing to get a shot on target against Dominik Livakovic<\/a><\/strong>, who was making his debut today due to Joan Garcia\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sevilla\u2019s first shot brought the opening goal of the match<\/strong>. In the 19th minute, Correia latched onto a through ball, reached the byline, and delivered a driven cross for Fofana<\/strong>, who had gotten in front of Cubars\u00ed, to finish at the near post and score. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fofana\u2019s celebration. Source: LaLiga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bar\u00e7a reacted very well to the goal. <\/strong>Just 2 minutes later, in the 21st minute, Christensen found Raphinha<\/a> with a vertical pass. The Brazilian cut inside brilliantly past Sangante and beat Vlachodimos with a low finish. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Bar\u00e7a captain\u2019s celebration. Source: x.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After Bar\u00e7a\u2019s equalizer, Sevilla once again enjoyed a very good spell, continuing to press and forcing mistakes from Hansi Flick\u2019s players<\/strong>. Even so, they still had not managed another shot on target at Livakovic\u2019s goal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bar\u00e7a were finding the game very difficult,<\/strong> unlike in their earlier matches this season, credit to Garc\u00eda Plaza\u2019s side<\/strong>, who were very well organized at the back and forced Hansi Flick\u2019s players into long-range efforts, something that was not working well for them. In fact, in the closing minutes of the first half, it was Sevilla who had the clearer chances. In the 40th minute, Correia received a cutback from Robbie Ure. The Milan loanee, however, shot wide. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mart\u00ednez Munuera added 4 minutes to the first half. The score was still 1-1 at the end of stoppage time.<\/strong> Sevilla were achieving what no team had managed so far: matching Bar\u00e7a blow for blow and stopping Flick\u2019s side. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Second half<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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In the first minute of the second half, Lamine Yamal shot from the edge of the box. Bar\u00e7a\u2019s number 10 saw his effort go just wide<\/strong>. A minute later, Yamal had another chance after Sevilla lost the ball near their area. Ferm\u00edn slipped it to the Matar\u00f3-born player, but his shot again went just wide of the post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The second half had started with Bar\u00e7a on top. Flick\u2019s side were pinning Garc\u00eda Plaza\u2019s men back in their own half.<\/strong> In the 51st minute, after a great recovery by Lamine Yamal, he delivered an excellent cross to Raphinha, who got in front of Sangante to head home Bar\u00e7a\u2019s second goal. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flick\u2019s players celebrating. Source: LaLiga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the 56th minute, Christensen picked up a muscular problem in a challenge with Robbie Ure.<\/strong> The referee stopped a dangerous Sevilla attack,<\/strong> much to the displeasure of the home fans. Bar\u00e7a\u2019s center-back had to be replaced by Gerard Mart\u00edn. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Little by little, although Sevilla had reacted well to Bar\u00e7a\u2019s second goal, it was the Catalans who controlled the game. In the 63rd minute, Raphinha whipped in a very tight corner and, after nobody got a touch, the ball struck the post.<\/strong> Bar\u00e7a\u2019s captain came close to scoring directly from the corner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the 69th minute, Raphinha scored again. <\/strong>Bar\u00e7a beat Sevilla\u2019s press, and Lamine Yamal received a good ball with space to run at the defense.<\/strong> He played a superb through ball for the Bar\u00e7a captain, who, faced with Vlachodimos rushing out, lifted the ball over him to complete his hat-trick and score his 12th LaLiga goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Raphinha\u2019s hat-trick celebration. Source: LaLiga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With Bar\u00e7a\u2019s third goal, they once again took control of possession and pinned Sevilla back in their own half<\/strong>. The home side seemed to have thrown in the towel after putting in such a huge effort throughout the match<\/strong>, especially in the first half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the 75th minute, Flick decided to substitute Raphinha<\/strong>, after his goals, for Adeyemi. <\/strong>The German coach moved Anthony Gordon into the center-forward role<\/strong> and placed Bar\u00e7a\u2019s number 14 out wide. In the Englishman\u2019s first few minutes up front, he failed to finish two clear openings. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the final minutes of the match, Bar\u00e7a continued to dominate<\/strong>. In the 88th minute, from a wide free kick, Olmo shot on goal<\/strong>. Vlachodimos had to stretch to deny Bar\u00e7a a fourth goal. <\/strong>In the 90th minute, after a brilliant solo run that left Juan Iglesias beaten, Adeyemi went one-on-one with Vlachodimos. The Greek goalkeeper once again saved his team with a superb stop. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the end of the match, after 5 minutes of added time, Bar\u00e7a won again in a game where they struggled to find space and create shooting chances.<\/strong>Another hat-trick for Raphinha, who remains in red-hot form with 12 goals in 7 league matches<\/strong>, 14 in 8 including the Champions League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Match details:<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Sevilla:<\/strong> Vlachodimos; Juan Iglesias, Sangante (67′, Carmona), Castr\u00edn, Suazo; Kochorashvili (67′, Isaac Romero), Agoum\u00e9; Miguel Sierra (78′, Alfon), Fofana (78′, Guridi), F\u00e9lix Correia (58′, Ejuke); Robbie Ure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bar\u00e7a:<\/strong> Livakovic; Eric, Cubars\u00ed, Christensen (58′, Gerard Mart\u00edn), Jo\u00e3o Cancelo; Pedri (85′, Bernal), Rodri; Lamine Yamal, Ferm\u00edn (75′, Olmo), Gordon (85′, Gabriel Jes\u00fas); Raphinha (75′, Adeyemi)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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