Barcelona suffered their first La Liga defeat of the season in humiliating fashion as Sevilla cruised to a 4-1 victory in Andalusia on Sunday.
Araujo’s error sparks Sevilla’s dominance
Ronald Araujo’s foul on Isaac Romero inside the box gifted Sevilla an early breakthrough, confirmed after a VAR review.
Rashford offers hope, Lewandowski falters
Marcus Rashford briefly gave Barcelona hope with his first La Liga goal from a superb Pedri cross just before the break.
However, Robert Lewandowski wasted a golden chance to equalise in the 76th minute, sending his penalty wide after Alejandro Balde was fouled.
Sevilla seal the rout late on
Jose Angel Carmona’s finish and Akor Adams’ stoppage-time strike completed a dominant display for Sevilla, sending the home crowd into raptures.
Barcelona remain second on the table, while Sevilla climb to fourth after their famous victory.