Overview

• Alexis Sánchez converted a VAR-awarded penalty, Isaac Romero added a second, and late strikes from José Ángel Carmona and Akor Adams sealed Sevilla's win after Marcus Rashford had pulled one back.
• Robert Lewandowski missed a second-half penalty that would have made it 2-2, a pivotal moment before Sevilla pulled away late.
• The defeat was Barcelona’s first in LaLiga this season and followed a midweek Champions League loss, leaving them two points behind Real Madrid; Sevilla rose into the top four and claimed their first home league win over Barça in a decade.
• Analysts highlighted Sevilla’s high press and midfield overload for stifling Pedri and Frenkie de Jong and exploiting space behind Barça’s high line.
• Pedri labeled the first half “dreadful” and urged self‑criticism, while Flick admitted the poor start but praised the second‑half response; Barcelona were without Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi and Fermín López.