Barcelona faced off against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 15th minute thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s effort. However, Youssef En-Nesyri equalised for the home team in the 31st minute as the two sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Fermin Lopez restored Barca’s advantage in the 59th minute as Xavi’s men ended up securing a narrow 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the contest against Sevilla.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 8/10
The German keeper made a lot of important saves at the back and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but offered very little going forward.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 6.5/10
Cubarsi kept things solid when defending inside his half and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 6/10
He cleared the danger when he could but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 8/10
Cancelo was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
He caught the eye at times with his contributions in the middle of the park and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
Christensen anchored the midfield well in the first half and was replaced at half-time.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
He managed to shine at times in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
Yamal made a few encouraging runs with the ball and was replaced after the hour mark.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7.5/10
Lewandowski caused a few headaches for the Sevilla defenders and managed to score the opener in the 15th minute.
LW: Fermin Lopez – 8/10
He restored Barca’s advantage in the 59th minute and was a constant menace in the final third.
Substitutes:
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6.5/10
He added some bite and steel to Xavi’s midfield.
LW: Joao Felix – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6.5/10
He made two key chances in the final third.
ST: Vitor Roque – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
RB: Hector Fort – N/A
