Sergio Ramos dreamed of a goal against Barça for his return to La Liga, but he probably didn’t imagine it that way. Scorer against his camp, Friday evening, in La Liga, the former Madrilenian despite himself offered victory to the Catalans (1-0). It was on a header from Yamine Lamal that the former PSG got confused, deceiving his goalkeeper Orjan Nyland (76th).
Held in check by Mallorca on Tuesday (2-2), Barça had no room for error before Saturday’s clash between leader Girona and second-placed Real Madrid. And yet, the Catalans have long struggled with a Sevilla FC team that was particularly defensively catchy.
Dominant, Xavi’s players came up against Nyland on several occasions. João Félix had the opportunity to score the first goal twice: first with a curling shot (13th) then thanks to a missile sent over the bar (22nd). Without success. Raphinha, also on his legs, was unable to catch a perfect ball from Cancelo in the area (34th). Affected by this action, the Brazilian had to leave the pitch, replaced by the young Fermine Lopez, scorer in the middle of the week and author of a good performance against Loïc Badé’s team. Jules Koundé also tried his head twice for the Blaugrana (28th and 56th), without finding the target. Sevilla’s few attacks at the end of the match were not enough to equalize. With this snatch victory, Barça takes the provisional lead in La Liga.