BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was in the end too strong for Sevilla with the goal of Jordi Alba (58′), Gavi (71′) and Raphinha (79′). FC Barcelona was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 77,987 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 3
- 6 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 146 Attack 49
- 67 Dangerous attack 25
- 97 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 65% while Sevilla was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (Ivan Rakitic and Joan Jordán).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Barcelona will have 53 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sevilla will stay with 21 points like Espanyol to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Villarreal on the 12th of February with a 26-4 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (7 draws).
Sevilla will host Mallorca on the 11th of February with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
83'
58'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Andreas Christensen , Jordi Alba , Pedri , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski and Gavi .
The home team had on the bench: Sergi Roberto, Ángel Alarcón, Marcos Alonso , Franck Kessié , Iñaki Peña, Eric García, Alejandro Baldé , Arnau Tenas, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 6 changes: Sergio Busquets for Franck Kessié (9′), Gavi for Ansu Fati (80′), Ronald Araújo for Marcos Alonso (80′), Jordi Alba for Fernando (83′), Jordi Alba for Alejandro Balde Martínez (83′) and Raphinha for Ferrán Torres (84′).
Best player: Jordi Alba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Jordi Alba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
45'
Sevilla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Loïc Badé , Nemanja Gudelj , Karim Rekik , Marcos Acuña , Óliver Torres , Pape Gueye , Joan Jordán , Ivan Rakitić and Youssef En-Nesyri .
They had on the bench: Marko Dmitrović, Rafa Mir, Fernando, Erik Lamela , Carlos Álvarez, Suso, Lucas Ocampos , Bryan Gil , Alberto Flores and Tanguy Nianzou.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 3 changes: Youssef En-Nesyri for Érik Lamela (46′), Óliver Torres for Bryan Gil (46′) and Marcos Acuña for Lucas Ocampos (65′).
Best player: Pape Gueye
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Pape Gueye.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Sevilla – 3-0
- Mallorca – Real Madrid – 1-0
- Real Sociedad – Real Valladolid – 0-1
- Girona – Valencia – 1-0
