Goal and highlights: Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla in LaLiga 2022

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Th match ends. Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla.

TER STEGEN! A series of moves inside the Barcelona box. The German goalkeeper misjudges and leaves the ball to Augustinsson, who shoots straight at goal, but Ter Stegen saves and avoids the equalizer.

The referee adds four minutes to the match.

Barcelona: Dembelé leaves and Nico enters.

Yellow card for Ocampos.

Yellow cards for Piqué, Montiel and Tecatito Corona.

Yellow card for Dembelé.

Barcelona: Aubameyang is out, Memphis Depay is in.

Sevilla: Martial and Rekik are out; Rafa Mir and Augustinsson are in.

Sevilla: Gudeli and Navas are out; Montiel and Youssef En-Nesyri are in.

Scored by Pedri.

El golazo de Pedri 😍#Barcelona 1-0 #Sevilla #LaLiga 🇪🇦pic.twitter.com/oKLQG6Hlxx

— Bauti (@Bau_Nickk) April 3, 2022

Barcelona: De Jong is out, Gavi is in.

GOAL BARCELONA! Scored by Pedri.

Now Ter Stegen makes a fine two-time save to keep out Martial's goal.

BONO! Unstoppable for Sevilla's goalkeeper after deflecting a shot from Dembelé that was heading straight for goal.

POST! Now the post saves Sevilla after a header from Piqué.

Sevilla: Lamela leaves and Tecatito Corona enters.

RAKITIC! Ivan is encouraged with a shot from outside the area where Ter Stegen deflects.

BONO AGAIN! Another great save after a corner kick. The visiting goalkeeper is already a factor.

BONO! Sevilla's goalkeeper avoids the first goal after Ferran's powerful first-time shot.

Yellow card for Busquets.

The hour mark of the match is reached. The intensity has dropped.

Yellow card for Xavi Hernández.

Pedri misses a great opportunity. He entered the area alone, but decides wrongly and instead of shooting, he takes a cross that is deflected by the visiting defense.

Lamela with the shot from outside the area where Ter Stegen saves correctly.

The second half begins.

The first half ends. Barcelona 0-0 Sevilla.

The referee adds two minutes to the first half.

BONO! A great save from the Moroccan goalkeeper who leans back to keep out Aubameyang's cross-shot from inside the box.

KOUNDE! A great save by the Sevilla player, who makes a timely run to get the ball away from Aubameyang and prevent the first goal.

Aubameyang was looking for a shot inside the area where he fell. The Culé calls for a penalty.

Jordi Alba's pass into the area looking for Ferran. The Sevillian defense was very attentive to cut the play.

First half hour of the match. Sevilla has not been able to go deep in the area. The locals are dominating this first half.

DEMBELÉ! The Frenchman cuts inside the box and fires a goal-bound shot that is blocked well by the visitors' defense.

Jordi Alba is encouraged with a cross shot inside the box, but the ball goes just over Bono's goal.

BONO! Ousmane Dembélé's dangerous cross is cleared by Sevilla's goalkeeper to avoid a dangerous play.

De Jong! Dembelé's cross is headed just inside the box by Frenkie, but the ball goes over the crossbar.

In the first ten minutes of the match, Barcelona looked a little more proactive up front than Sevilla.

FERRAN! He overlapped Lamela and looked for the delayed cross from the edge of the area, but no one was able to finish.

The Culé captain was hurt in a strong collision with Lamela. Gavi warms up.

The match starts!

Both teams are now completing their warm-up exercises on the Camp Nou pitch.

Barcelona: Umtiti, Dest, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati y Luuk de Jong.

Sevilla: Acuña, Óliver Torres, Fernando, Delaney, Papu Gómez y Suso.

Bono; Navas, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Rekik; Gudelj, Jordán, Rakitic; Lamela, Ocampos y Martial.

Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Araújo, Piqué, Jordi Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Pedri; Dembélé, Ferran Torres y Aubameyang.

Sevilla have not beaten Barcelona since October 2015, when they won the last game at home by a score of 2-1.

On matchday 31, Barcelona will visit Levante while Sevilla will host Granada at home.

With the respective sanitary measures in place, both Barcelona and Sevilla are already at the Camp Nou Stadium for this afternoon's match.

In the last five matches between Barcelona and Sevilla, there has been a draw and two victories for the Culés. In the most recent meeting, the score was tied at one goal.

The venue for this match is the Camp Nou stadium, the stadium that hosts the soccer matches of FC Barcelona's first team. It was built in September 1957 and is located in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It has a capacity for a little more than 99 thousand spectators. It is currently the largest stadium in the entire European continent.

With just under an hour to go until the match between Barcelona and Sevilla kicks off at the Camp Nou, can Barcelona continue their winning streak to stay in the Champions League places and stay on the heels of second place or will the visitors be the ones to pull off the surprise at the home of the Culés? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.

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Rafa Mir | After the absence of striker Erik Lamela due to injury, Mir will have to carry the baton in Sevilla's offensive line. Rafa has become his team's top scorer with 8 goals as well as the player with the most shots on goal. He is back in the squad after recovering from injury. 

Frenkie de Jong | This Dutch midfielder has been a factor in Barcelona's recent games and is responding to the demands of Xavi Hernandez. De Jong has been more decisive in recent matches and, has dared to shoot from half distance, a quality that has become more frequent at Camp Nou. He has five goals and three assists for the season.

Navas, Koundé, Gudelj, Augustinsson; Tecatito, Delaney, Óliver Torres; Ocampos, Munir y Martial.

Ter Stegen; Piqué, Eric, Araujo, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Pedri, De Jong, Dembélé, Ferran y Aubameyang.

The central referee for this Barcelona vs Sevilla will be Jose Maria Sanchez; Jose Luis Gonzalez, first line; Alejandro Muniz, second line.

On the other hand, the Sevillians, led by Julen Lopetegui, are positioned in the second position of the championship, with 57 points, three ahead of Barcelona, who have a game pending, so today's victory is crucial if they want to continue aspiring to the leadership and stay in Champions League places. Sevilla is coming from a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad at home, and a defeat against West Ham in the Europa League, leaving them out of the competition. The rojiblancos are going through a bad moment since they have not won in the local league for a month.

The blaugrana squad led by Xavi Hernandez, has been improving little by little and if they want to access Champions League places and surprise in LaLiga, Barcelona has to take advantage of home games against direct rivals to continue climbing positions. The Culés come from a great 0-4 victory over none other than Real Madrid, a result that surprised. Barcelona wants to continue the momentum this Sunday against Sevilla. They are currently in third place with 54 points from 15 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats.

The Barcelona - Sevilla match will be played at the Stadium Camp Nou, in Barcelona, Spain. The kick-off is scheduled at 3:00 pm ET.
 

This afternoon, Sunday's activity corresponding to matchday 30, ends in the city of Barcelona with a very attractive match. The Camp Nou Stadium will host a match where two teams want to go for the three points and not leave the European competition places. On the one hand, Barcelona will need to take advantage of its home advantage against a Seviila that does not want to leave the second place.

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