Sevilla crushed Barcelona 4-1 in Andalusia.
Barcelona’s night started to unravel when Ronald Araujo recklessly grappled with Isaac Romero in the box, gifting Sevilla a penalty. Alexis Sanchez converted with calm precision before Romero turned scorer, slotting in Ruben Vargas’ delivery on 36 minutes.
Marcus Rashford kept Barca’s hopes alive with a thunderous finish in stoppage time, latching onto a superb through ball from Pedri. The goal gave the visitors belief heading into the second half.
Barcelona pushed after the restart and earned a penalty when Alejandro Balde was fouled by Adnan Januzaj. But Robert Lewandowski dragged his effort wide, squandering the chance to equalise.
That miss proved decisive as Sevilla punished Barcelona’s defensive frailties late on. Jose Angel Carmona hammered in the third before Akor Adams struck in stoppage time to seal a famous 4-1 victory.
Sevilla celebrated their best performance of the season, while Barcelona were left chasing Madrid in the La Liga race.
