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Sevilla thrash Barcelona in LaLiga

Spanish champions Barcelona collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday.

with scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors.

Barcelona sit second in the table after their first defeat of the campaign, two points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid after their victory over Villarreal on Saturday, while Sevilla rise to fourth.

Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez sent Sevilla ahead from the penalty spot early on and Isaac Romero doubled the hosts’ lead after having already missed two good chances.

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Marcus Rashford pulled a goal back for Barcelona before half-time, but Robert Lewandowski fired wide from the spot to spurn his team’s best chance of an equaliser.

Jose Carmona and Akor Adams wrapped up Sevilla’s emphatic win in the final stages, as Hansi Flick’s side fell to an unusually heavy defeat.

Barcelona were still licking their wounds after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) beat them late on in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Catalans were sluggish and although Sevilla have a weaker squad compared to their peak years in the early part of this century, the hosts’ energy was enough to pull Flick’s disorganised team apart.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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