Sevilla FC's Remarkable 4-1 Victory Over Barcelona Shifts La Liga Title Race
During a shocking matchday encounter, Sevilla delivered a decisive 4-1 loss to Barcelona, halting the defending champions' perfect start in La Liga and denying them from returning to the first place of the standings.
Early Dominance by Sevilla
Sevilla grabbed the advantage in the opening quarter, after the attacker went down while contesting for the ball with a Barcelona defender near the visitors' penalty area. The experienced forward scored the subsequent PK, wrong-footing the shot-stopper the wrong way.
Increased Advantage and Barça's Answer
Sevilla's striker extended Sevilla's advantage in the later stage of the opening period, although Marcus Rashford found the net from his teammate's assist to make it 2-1 just before the break.
Missed Opportunity and Closing Goals
The visitors earned a golden opportunity to equalise when a Sevilla player fouled the full-back within the penalty zone. But, Robert Lewandowski sent his penalty off target in the closing stages. José Ángel Carmona and the Nigerian forward then netted two late goals to seal the result, ensuring Barcelona two points the table-toppers, Real Madrid.
Additional Games Across Top Leagues
In other Sunday action, in the Spanish league, Celta Vigo faced Atlético Madrid. In Italy featured a high-profile contest as Milan visited the Old Lady in the primetime fixture, following the Partenopei entertained the Ligurian side.
