For the first time since October 2015, Seville beat Barcelona in Laliga – and they did it in style.
Under the lights of Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the hosts have delivered a relentless 4-1 victory which will live in memory for a long time.
From the very first whistle, Seville played with a scary level of intensity and belief, slamming in the plated and forward with a goal.
The signs of early alert for Barcelona came from the third minute, when Alexis Sanchez forced Wojciech Szczesny in a stop.
A few moments later, the pressure of the hosts borne fruit. After a Var check confirmed a fault by Ronald Araujo on Isaac Romero, Sanchez intensified and coldly sent his penalty to the lower corner.
Barcelona had a hard time finding a rhythm, with their back line defeated several times by the pace and precision of Seville in transition.
The local team has doubled their lead just after half an hour. Jules Kounde was taken in possession, allowing Ruben Vargas to burst and square for Romero, who finally found the net in the fourth attempt to do it 2-0.
Visitors looked shaken and disjointed – to a lightning lightning before the interval. At the bottom of the downtime, Marcus Rashford hung on to a Pedri pass guided by laser and stole at home to reduce the deficit.
Although the goal of English arrives far beyond the hour allocated, he rekindled hope for Barcelona while they entered the break by dragging 2-1.
Struggles in the second period
Hansi Flick reacted by reworking his side at halftime, presenting Eric Garcia and Alejandro Balde to stabilize the defense.
But Seville refused to withdraw. The second half started with the two parts exchanging half-waste, with Pedri testing Odyseas Vlachodimos and Romero forcing more backups of Szczesny.
The turn of the match arrived on 76 minutes when Barcelona received a golden opportunity to level.
The replacement Adnan Januzaj, barely on the ground, dirty Balde in the box – but the penalty of Robert Lewandowski cut the left post and went widely.
It was a huge break for Seville, which was roaring by an increasingly noisy crowd.
Barcelona’s missed luck seemed to deflate them completely. Visitors pushing high in search of an equalizer, Seville ruthlessly struck on the counter.
In the 90th minute, Lucien Agoume slipped into Jose Angel Carmona, who pierced a low blow through the balde legs and in the most distant corner for 3-1. The stadium broke out.
While Barcelona collapsed, Seville was not over. The replacement Chidera Ejuke broke out on the left in time of time and found Akor Adams, who coldly split under Szczesny to seal the historic 4-1 victory.
The Nigerian composure summarized the night of Seville – confident, clinical and fully deserved.
