Barcelona overcame Sevilla in a fantastic win on Saturday, 2x4, in a game relating to mathweek 25. In this competition, Sevilla's team came from a defeat, and Barcelona's team came from a win. Lionel Messi made a tremendous game.
Jesús Navas opened the score with 22 minutes on the clock, with a right-foot strike inside the box. After 26 minutes, Lionel Messi struck for Barcelona, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty area, laid on by Ivan Rakitic. Shortly before the interval, Gabriel Mercado fired home Sevilla second goal, with a right-foot shot, after an assist provided by Pablo Sarabia.
After 67 minutes, Lionel Messi scored the second goal for Barcelona's team, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area, with Ousmane Dembélé making the assist. After 85 minutes, Lionel Messi completed the hat-trick, with a left-foot strike. With this goal, Lionel Messi recorded his thirty-three goal this season. In the closing stages of the game, Luis Suárez netted the final goal of the game, with a right-foot shot inside the box, after an assist provided by Lionel Messi.
After the result Barcelona are 1st in the table, with 57 points, while Sevilla sit 5th place, with 37 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Ernesto Valverde's team visit Real Madrid, while Pablo Machín's team will play away against Huesca.