Overview
- Sevilla beat Barcelona 4-1 at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, with goals from Alexis Sánchez (penalty), Isaac Romero, José Ángel Carmona and Akor Adams, and Robert Lewandowski missed a spot-kick that would have tied the game 2-2.
- The defeat, Barcelona’s second in a row across competitions after losing to PSG, cost them the LaLiga lead, and Flick urged his players to learn from mistakes while stressing the team’s second‑half response.
- Real Betis overturned Pol Lozano’s opener to win 2-1 at Espanyol through Cucho Hernández and Ez Abde, and goalkeeper Pau López saved Javi Puado’s stoppage‑time penalty to seal the result.
- Rayo Vallecano earned a late 1-0 victory at Anoeta thanks to Alfonso ‘Pacha’ Espino, easing their relegation concerns and deepening Real Sociedad’s poor start.
- In Peru, Universitario beat Juan Pablo II 3-0 to reach 30 points and an eight‑point Clausura cushion, while Alianza Lima fell 2-1 to Alianza Universidad as captain Hernán Barcos saw a straight red and players publicly criticized VAR decisions.