Match ends, Sevilla 1, Barcelona 2.
Sevilla 1-2 Barcelona
- From the section European Football
Luis Suarez ensured Barcelona did not lose any more ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid by striking a second-half winner against Sevilla.
The Uruguayan converted in the 61st minute from Lionel Messi's pass for his 95th goal in 112 Barcelona games.
Vitolo gave Sevilla the lead when he slotted home in the 15th minute before Messi equalised from 18 yards.
Barcelona now have 25 points from 11 games, just two behind Real, with Sevilla back on 21 points.
Luis Enrique's Spanish champions created numerous chances after the break as they started to open up their opponent's defence.
Sevilla keeper Sergio Rico made two good saves to keep his side in the game. He kept out a stinging effort from Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic and then tipped over a shot from Messi, who had received the ball from Suarez's sublime backheel volley.
Suarez also produced another brilliant piece of skill when he rounded keeper Rico and then rolled the ball across the six-yard area. The ball eluded Messi, who had failed to read his team-mate's intentions.
Sevilla were overawed in the second half but did go close when former Blackburn player Steven Nzonzi headed narrowly wide of Marc-Andre ter Stegen's left-hand upright.
| Sevilla's bogeyman |
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| Lionel Messi has scored 27 goals against Sevilla, more than against any other side (in all competitions) |
Line-ups
Sevilla
- 1Rico
- 3Ferreira FilhoBooked at 50mins
- 23RamiBooked at 26mins
- 6Carrico MartinsBooked at 85mins
- 18Escudero
- 15N'ZonziBooked at 82mins
- 17SarabiaSubstituted forCorreaat 84'minutes
- 22VázquezSubstituted forde Limaat 68'minutes
- 10NasriSubstituted forIborraat 78'minutes
- 20Machín Pérez
- 9Vietto
Substitutes
- 4Kranevitter
- 8Iborra
- 11Correa
- 12Ben Yedder
- 14Kiyotake
- 19de Lima
- 25Sirigu
Barcelona
- 1ter Stegen
- 20SergiBooked at 44mins
- 14MascheranoBooked at 90mins
- 23Umtiti
- 19DigneBooked at 66mins
- 4RakiticSubstituted forAndré Gomesat 73'minutes
- 5Busquets
- 6SuárezSubstituted forRafinhaat 86'minutes
- 10MessiBooked at 83mins
- 9SuárezBooked at 88mins
- 11NeymarBooked at 10mins
Substitutes
- 7Turan
- 12Rafinha
- 13Cillessen
- 17Alcácer García
- 21André Gomes
- 31Perdomo Borges
- 33Santos da Silva Barbosa
- Referee:
- Santiago Jaime Latre
Match Stats
Home TeamSevillaAway TeamBarcelona
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away7
- Corners
- Home3
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home18
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Sevilla 1, Barcelona 2.
Booking
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).
Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adil Rami (Sevilla).
Booking
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel Carriço (Sevilla).
Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
Adil Rami (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Denis Suárez.
Foul by André Gomes (Barcelona).
Vitolo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Daniel Carriço (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Daniel Carriço (Sevilla).
Substitution
Substitution, Sevilla. Joaquín Correa replaces Pablo Sarabia.
Booking
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla).
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vitolo (Sevilla).
Attempt saved. Vitolo (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Adil Rami (Sevilla) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
Substitution
Substitution, Sevilla. Vicente Iborra replaces Samir Nasri.
Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Carriço (Sevilla).
Attempt missed. Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Ivan Rakitic.
