Highlights of the La Liga match between Sevilla and Barcelona Highlights of the La Liga match between Sevilla and Barcelona
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored in the final two minutes to earn Barcelona a dramatic 2-2 draw against Sevilla and extend their unbeaten record in La Liga to 37 games.
Sevilla took the lead in the first half thanks to Franco Vazquez's close-range finish before Luis Muriel doubled the home side's advantage shortly after half-time.
It looked as though Sevilla would become the first team to beat Barcelona in the league this season before Suarez set up a nervy finish with an emphatic volley in the 88th minute.
Then just 55 seconds later, Messi, who had come on as a substitute in the 57th minute, swept a trademark strike from the edge of the box into the bottom corner to complete a miraculous turnaround.
Player ratings Sevilla: Rico (5), Mercado (5), Kjaer (7), Lenglet (6), Escudero (7), Navas (6), Banega (6), N'Zonzi (8), Correa (7), Vazquez (7), Muriel (6)
Subs: Layun (6), Pizarro (6), Nolito (6)
Barcelona: Ter Stegen (6), Roberto (7), Pique (5), Umtiti (5), Alba (6), Paulinho (5), Iniesta (6), Rakitic (6), Coutinho (6), Dembele (6), Suarez (7)
Subs: Messi (7), Alcacer (6), D. Suarez (6)
Man of the match: Steven N'Zonzi
Barcelona were below-par for much of the first half but they went close to scoring twice in the opening 10 minutes. First, Andres Iniesta looped a lob from distance just wide after Sergio Rico's poor clearance before Suarez flashed a shot agonisingly off target after being teed up perfectly by Jordi Alba.
However, after that bright start, Barcelona dropped off and Sevilla seized the initiative. Muriel mistimed his jump at the far post to nod a header wide from under the crossbar before Joaquin Correa headed an effort into the ground and wide after being picked out by Jesus Navas.
Sevilla eventually made their pressure count with 36 minutes on the clock as Vazquez turned in Correa's cut-back from close range with a smart finish. Somehow, the Italy international found himself completely unmarked in the six-yard-box and there was an inquest between Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti in the aftermath of the goal.
The hosts continued to carve out the greater chances at the start of the second half and deservedly went 2-0 in front after 50 minutes thanks to Muriel's strike. Sergio Escudero waltzed into the penalty area untracked and lashed a shot at Marc-Andre ter Stegen with Muriel converting the rebound with a side-footed finish that took a nick off Umtiti on its way in.
Ernesto Valverde had no option but turn to Messi just before the hour mark with Ousmane Dembele making way and while the Argentine improved Barcelona's play immediately, Sevilla still carried a threat on the counter-attack, missing good chances to extend their lead through Muriel, Miguel Layun and Navas.
Team news Lionel Messi was left on the bench as a precaution after struggling with a muscle problem while Sergio Busquets was not in the squad due to recent injury problems.Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez came into the side in place of Messi and Paco Alcacer.Sevilla made four changes with Gabriel Mercado, Jesus Navas, Joaquin Correa and Luis Muriel coming into the team.
As is so often the case, though, their profligacy came back to haunt them as Barcelona staged a remarkable comeback. Substitute Paco Alcacer had the desired impact as he nodded a corner towards the far post where Suarez was lurking and the Uruguay striker smashed his volley high into the roof of the net to bring Barcelona back into it.
Less than a minute later they equalised as Messi ran onto a wayward cut-back by Philippe Coutinho and bent a wicked shot beyond the despairing dive of Rico and into the bottom right-hand corner of the goal to maintain Barcelona's record as the only unbeaten team in Europe's top five leagues this season.
Man of the match - Steven N'Zonzi
Sevilla put in a Herculean effort but if one player deserved to be on the winning side more than most it was Steven N'Zonzi as he dominated the midfield battle against Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta.
The France midfielder was superb in possession, setting a number of Sevilla's various attacking moves in motion while he always seemed to be in the perfect place to halt Barcelona in their tracks.
Although they were sloppy in allowing Barcelona back into the game so far, Sevilla's defenders (N'Zonzi included) should be absolved of too much criticism as it was their forward players who failed to finish Barcelona off through erratic finishing.
What's next?
Barcelona's next game is the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Roma on Wednesday before they switch their attention back to the league against Leganes on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Football at 7.40pm.
Sevilla face Bayern Munich on Tuesday night and then travel to Celta Vigo on Saturday.
0' Match ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 2.
92' Second Half ends, Sevilla 2, Barcelona 2.
91' Offside, Barcelona. Denis Suárez tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
91' Offside, Sevilla. Éver Banega tries a through ball, but Nolito is caught offside.
88' Goal! Sevilla 2, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
87' Goal! Sevilla 2, Barcelona 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
86' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Guido Pizarro.
86' Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86' Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
85' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
85' Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
82' Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
82' Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolito.
81' Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Guido Pizarro (Sevilla).
80' Substitution, Sevilla. Nolito replaces Jesús Navas because of an injury.
80' Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Andrés Iniesta.
78' Attempt saved. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éver Banega.
76' Attempt missed. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
76' Substitution, Barcelona. Denis Suárez replaces Paulinho.
75' Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
74' Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
73' Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
73' Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72' Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guido Pizarro following a fast break.
71' Substitution, Sevilla. Guido Pizarro replaces Joaquín Correa.
70' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
69' Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
67' Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Franco Vázquez following a fast break.
66' Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
66' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
64' Paulinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64' Foul by Joaquín Correa (Sevilla).
64' Attempt blocked. Éver Banega (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
61' Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
60' Luis Suárez (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
59' Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59' Foul by Luis Muriel (Sevilla).
57' Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
56' Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
55' Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
55' Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
54' Attempt missed. Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
54' Attempt blocked. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Layún.
53' Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla).
52' Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52' Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' Foul by Éver Banega (Sevilla).
49' Goal! Sevilla 2, Barcelona 0. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
49' Attempt saved. Sergio Escudero (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45' Second Half begins Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0.
45' Substitution, Sevilla. Miguel Layún replaces Gabriel Mercado.
45' First Half ends, Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0.
44' Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44' Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla).
43' Sergio Rico (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
43' Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
43' Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42' Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42' Foul by Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla).
41' Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Sergio Escudero (Sevilla).
40' Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
39' Attempt saved. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
39' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
37' Offside, Sevilla. Éver Banega tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
35' Goal! Sevilla 1, Barcelona 0. Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
35' Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
35' Clément Lenglet (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33' Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33' Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33' Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla).
32' Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
30' Foul by Paulinho (Barcelona).
30' Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.
27' Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
26' Foul by Paulinho (Barcelona).
26' Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26' Foul by Paulinho (Barcelona).
26' Éver Banega (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
25' Luis Muriel (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Offside, Sevilla. Sergio Escudero tries a through ball, but Franco Vázquez is caught offside.
23' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
23' Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
22' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
21' Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Escudero.
20' Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
20' Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
20' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luis Muriel.
19' Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
17' Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
15' Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Sevilla) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
15' Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
14' Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
14' Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
11' Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven N'Zonzi.
9' Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9' Foul by Clément Lenglet (Sevilla).
8' Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
6' Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
5' Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
5' Joaquín Correa (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Éver Banega (Sevilla).
3' Paulinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2' Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
1' Offside, Sevilla. Jesús Navas tries a through ball, but Luis Muriel is caught offside.
0' First Half begins.
Itu dikarenakan sisa delapan pertandingan yang tidak memungkinkan untuk Lionel Messi dkk mengakhiri musim lebih dari 100 poin di klasemen akhir La Liga Spanyol musim 2017/18 ini.
Dengan menyisakan delapan pertandingan sisa, saat ini Barcelona tengah nyaman di puncak klasemen dengan mengoleksi 76 poin, unggul sembilan poin dari Atletico Madrid di posisi kedua. Bila berhasil memenangkan delapan laga tersisa, maka Barcelona akan meraih 100 poin di akhir musim nanti.
Namun, hal tersebut tampaknya akan sulit mereka raih mengingat mereka kini juga tengah disibukkan di kancah Liga Champions. Selain itu, laga El Clasico melawan Real Madrid di Camp Nou pada pekan ke-36 juga disinyalir tidak akan berjalan mudah, karena Madrid diyakini akan tampil balas dendam pasca kekalahan 0-3 mereka di Santiago Bernabeu.
BANJARMASINPOST.CO.ID - Barcelona secara mengejutkan tertahan saat menghadapi Sevilla, sementara tiga dari empat tim teratas klasemen Divisi Primera La Liga Spanyol meraih kemenangan pada pertandingan pekan ke-30 yang berlangsung pada akhir pekan kemarin.
Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, dan Valencia saling menjaga jarak poin.
Atletico Madrid menuai kemenangan tipis 1-0 atas Deportivo La Coruna di Stadion Wanda Metropolitano, Minggu (1/4/2018) malam atau Senin dini hari WIB. Gol tunggal kemenangan tersebut dicetak Kevin Gameiro pada menit ke-34 dari titik penalti.
Pelanggaran Pedro Mosquera terhadap Saul Niguez di dalam kotak penalti menjadi kesalahan terbesar Deportivo La Coruna di laga ini. Wasit pun langsung menunjuk titik putih yang menjadi keuntungan buat Atletico Madrid.
Kevin Gameiro yang maju sebagai algojo sukses mengubah papan skor menjadi 1-0 untuk keunggulan timnya di dengan melepaskan tembakan kaki kanan ke arah pojok gawang.
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Gol tersebut semakin menegaskan Gameiro sebagai spesialis eksekutor tendangan penalti di Liga Spanyol. Sepanjang kariernya di Spanyol, Kevin Gameiro sudah mengemas 10 gol dari 11 upaya sebagai penendang penalti di La Liga. Atletico berada di posisi kedua dengan 67 poin.
Mereka unggul atas Real Madrid (63 poin) dan Valencia (62 poin) yang juga sama-sama meraih kemenangan.
Real Madrid menang 3-0 di kandang Las Palmas. Sementara itu, Valencia menang tipis 1-0 di kandang Leganes berkat gol gelandang tim nasional Spanyol, Rodrigo. Satu-satunya tim empat besar yang gagal meraih kemenangan adalah Barcelona karena ditahan imbang Sevilla 2-2. Namun, mereka tetap mapan di puncak klasemen dengan 76 poin.
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