A double of Robert Lewandowski and a bit of Pedri González in 39 minutes, to which was added another double from Pablo Torre In the final stretch, they were enough for Barcelona to resolve the duel against Seville (5-1) in the return of Gavi and continue alone at the head of the championship.
It was a rout to start thinking about what’s to come: two great games against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, which will serve to gauge the exact cooking point of the team. Hansi Flick.
We still like Barcelona. He knows what he’s playing, he gets everything right, he recovers players and reaches the first climax of the season in the best disposition.
It’s all good news for the Flick team, that has learned automatismsthe footballers to play what they want and, in addition, they are recovering troops with each passing game.
If we add to all this the state of grace of their line of forwards, the solvency in the recovery and the surgical precision of the defense marking the line, we can understand the smile of Barcelona fans.
The team image is the moment of Robert Lewandowski (12 goals in 10 games) and the overflow of Lamine Yamalbut also the gallons of Raphinhawho forced the penalty that opened the scoring.
In front of us we saw a denatured Sevilla. The team of Francisco Javier García Pimientaaccustomed to directing operations on the green, found himself in Montjuïc chasing the ball and that was the worst news to be able to solve the ballot.
Except for an action Lukebakioin the 9th minute, in which the forward showed his power and did not hit the mark, the people from Seville did not appear in the first half; and in the second, they appeared in dribs and drabs.
Flick had to improvise his eleven at the last moment with the injury of Eric Garcia in the warm-up. To everyone’s surprise, instead of playing a midfielder, He gave Ansu Fati the opportunity and delayed Raphinha in the midfield.
But it didn’t matter, because Barcelona continues to run like clockwork. It feels like it doesn’t matter who plays. Despite the good feelings, the Blaugrana opened the scoring from the penalty spot, in an action by Peque on Raphinha.
Lewandowski scored from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute (1-0) and the game already went downhill for the Catalans. As soon as Sevilla tried to play a little higher, the Blaugrana found more space and their forwards shined.
In fact, in a transition it was 2-0. It was a collective play, with a deep pass from Lewandowski into space on Lamine, No Kounde controlled and Pedri, with a screw, put the second on the scoreboard (min. 28).
Barcelona continued to recover close to Nyland, Sevilla looked for some counterattack, but the game was where it wanted at all times. In the 39th minute, a whip from Raphinha was deflected by Lewandowski and the game was already decided (3-0).
In the second half, the question was how long it would take Flick to start changing pieces and reserving players for future matches against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
But meanwhile, Laminate He shined again as soon as the second act began. With a shot from the outside that forced Nyland to sign a photo stop and then with an assist to Raphinha that ended in a goal, disallowed for offside.
Sevilla, despite the 3-0, did not lose face of the game, and advanced its lines, while Barcelona seemed to take its foot off the accelerator and Flick began with the rotations. He put Pau Víctor and Fermín for Raphinha and Lewandowski in the 66th.
The game had been over for a long time and the fans were already ready for these things, like applauding when Gavi, in the 64th minute, came out to warm up. In Montjuïc, the majority was waiting to see when the Sevillian was going to leave.
But first Pablo Torre and Gerard Martín took the field. The Cantabrian scored 4-0 in the 82nd minute and one later Gavi dressed in shorts again. The last time he did it was on November 7.
In the end Idumbo scored in the 87th minute and made his debut as the first team’s scorer and Pablo Torre closed the scoring with a free kick. Barça won and is already thinking about what’s coming. In a few days, Flick’s men will gauge their state of mind against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, if their football is enough to compete with the best.
RGS
