00:00Heading into this busy stretch of the season and the headline selection is that of Xavi Esparts.
00:05Alex, but it's a little deceiving because four of those have been draws.
00:09Yeah, and that's an improvement.
00:12Which is never easy. Last round of Madrid about there.
00:15That's a lovely combination between Rafinha and penalty given.
00:22Marc Bernal on the receiving end of the pass.
00:27...beautifully with Rafinha down the left and Cancelo bowled over.
00:36That's a clear penalty. It's a late challenge.
00:39There's a clip on Cancelo's left foot.
00:43He wants to play the ball, but he gets slightly late to the challenge and commits a...
00:49...to get his ninth of this La Liga campaign and give Barcelona the early initiative.
00:54Oh, how about that? The composure.
01:00Cool as you like. Right down the middle.
01:03He's all energy when he's running on the pitch, but he kept his head calm and composed for the execution
01:14of the penalty.
01:15Rafinha celebrates, committed, and look at the execution.
01:20Just a slight Panenka sending Blanco Dimos to his left.
01:27This is a good start for Barcelona.
01:29This is the first time that they combined down that left-hand side Rafinha and Joao Cancelo.
01:34The secret weapon for Barcelona in these last weeks since the Portuguese rejoined the team.
01:44...marking all over the pitch.
01:47Interesting.
01:48As Rafinha threatens to slide it through for Lewandowski.
01:53That was still a whisker away from coming off. Lewandowski would have been in the clear.
02:03...might have been offside.
02:07Osso, meanwhile, connecting with Adams as Sevilla...
02:10...deflects a bit of attacking muscle for the first time.
02:14...soiseo, able to get the cross in, well delivered since wide open was Osso.
02:21...marginal.
02:24It was too soft, Xavi Espar to that loose ball.
02:27There was no way that Osso was offside.
02:30...with Alcumde and Valde for a while.
02:35Of course, Espar getting his chance. Danny Olwell has a chance to shoot.
02:39...beaten away by Odysseus, the Greek keeper.
02:50Danny Olwell...
02:53...finding himself in that pocket of space.
02:58Here's Cancelo.
02:59He played a big part.
03:01Oh, putts back.
03:02Oof, is there a handball there?
03:04There was a severe player on the ground, I think it was Carmona.
03:09And the appeals continue as Cancelo, his opposite number, was trying to go around him.
03:17Well...
03:18That's a tough one for the referee, because it's a supporting hand.
03:23But it's a little bit outstretched.
03:27It can go anywhere.
03:35Yeah.
03:36It's actually going to hold play to review this, you know.
03:40It feels at least a chance that they're going to get their second penalty of the game.
03:44I mean, it does strike the hand, there's no doubt about it.
03:46But are there extenuating circumstances, i.e.
03:50Is that arm outstretched and...
03:53...break his fall?
03:55Well, it didn't take long to look at it.
03:57Penalty.
03:59Try and double...
04:02...Barcelona's advantage.
04:06Vigna!
04:07Kept it low.
04:09Odiseis guessed the right way, but could do nothing about keeping it out.
04:25This time Rafinha went for power and accuracy.
04:29And that was the only way of beating Blajo Dimos.
04:33He guessed it the right way, but the ball had power, had pace.
04:39And beat the Greek goalkeeper.
04:43Two goals, two penalties.
04:45Hanselblik didn't even want to look at that.
04:49And it's starting to...
04:50Adams, it's nicely done.
04:52On to Ossou.
04:53Sevilla trying to spring a counter-attack here.
04:56Ossou trying to return the favour to Adams.
04:59Couldn't quite squeeze it through, but a corner nonetheless.
05:02For the Bernabeu as a remedy.
05:06As Rafinha sends it in towards...
05:10Rooney and then the follow-up shot from Lewandowski.
05:15It was a disappointing clearance by Goodell.
05:18Straight into the middle.
05:19Straight into Lewandowski's boots.
05:23And he hits the ball where...
05:25...it nicely.
05:27This is better for Sevilla.
05:28And they certainly have numbers forward here.
05:31Fraslo takes a deflection.
05:32Juan Garcia had to...
05:36react.
05:38That was a great passage of play by Sevilla.
05:41That ball, yep, went out.
05:44Marvarnal with Xavi Aspart and Lamine Yamal.
05:47Who are still U-19 players.
05:51So they could be playing the Youth League.
05:53Yep, it's Gerard Martin working his way through it was there.
05:57There's no end product.
06:05He's a clear favourite in this election, but Victor Font has played quite an aggressive campaign as well.
06:11Yeah.
06:13I still can't believe our Luis Garcia doesn't get a vote.
06:15That's not right.
06:16Well, plenty of photograph putting their votes in today.
06:20Ter Stegen, one of those.
06:22He couldn't vote Ter Stegen.
06:24Oh, that's right.
06:25They didn't have him.
06:25Victor Font in their argument.
06:28It's a lovely exchange of passes for Barcelona.
06:32Dani Olmo late arriving.
06:35But not late to the party in terms of scoring.
06:39Olmo getting his name on the score sheet again.
06:41It was flowing stuff.
06:43Back in La Liga, he had a moment of brilliance at St. James' Park.
06:48What a pass by Gerard Martin to Marvarnal.
06:52Drifting to the left-hand side.
06:55Catching off-guard Sevilla's defence.
06:58And that ball, that assist was lovely.
07:02Right at the penalty spot for Dani Olmo.
07:05Coming from deeper positions, one of his specialties.
07:08Opening up his hip inside of the right foot.
07:12But nothing to do for Vlajo-Dimos.
07:15And here they are, trying to put further daylight between themselves and Sevilla.
07:22Dani Olmo on the run.
07:24Rafinha letting it go.
07:25The header down from Lewandowski.
07:27But the wrong side of the post, he can't believe he missed.
07:31...easy at all.
07:34Sprinting at full speed down the right-hand side
07:36and sending this sweet, lovely ball for Lewandowski.
07:41He gets a little bit compromised there.
07:44Juan Luis also doing his part of the job.
07:48And yet another disappointing moment for Lewandowski.
07:58Another challenging combination down the right.
08:01This time, La Crosse.
08:03And Oso has scored.
08:05And they have changed just a little bit the complexion of the half-time team talk.
08:11Barcelona players were mentally already in the dressing room.
08:16They were just not defending properly.
08:19Everyone gets to the ball one split second later.
08:23That allows Sevilla to build up that beautiful play.
08:27Great cross from the right-hand side by Juan Lu.
08:30And kudos to Oso, who's heavily left-footed.
08:34And...
08:36Fairly productive season so far.
08:38Three goals, four assists.
08:39Wearing the number 11 as the Barca number 11, Rafinha.
08:43Two home games against these opponents.
08:48This is Firmino Lopez making waves.
08:51Rafinha took a touch.
08:53And then a deflected effort.
08:54And then a hat-trick.
09:00Well, he saw Lamin-Yemal produce a hat-trick in their last home league game.
09:05Rafinha following suit.
09:12Here's the move.
09:14It's Firmin's energy.
09:15Lewandowski with movement of the ball.
09:17Just opening up a little bit of space for Rafinha.
09:20And then Rafinha.
09:22Being lucky.
09:24Getting that deflection on Goodell.
09:29And...
09:30Just erasing Vlahodimos of the equation.
09:33So it's a hat-trick for Rafinha.
09:36It's a statement of Barcelona.
09:40Saying that they're not going to give away this game.
09:43And they're ready.
09:46In 14th.
09:48And under pressure again as Cancelo is released here.
09:51It's three against two for Barcelona.
09:53Cancelo may not need anyone else.
09:54Goes all the way!
09:57João Cancelo.
10:00It's a solo effort for the Portuguese international.
10:06Great contribution by Robert Lewandowski.
10:10Holding the ball.
10:11Shielding the ball.
10:13To opening up the space for João Cancelo.
10:15João Cancelo looks to his right.
10:17He sees Firmin.
10:18But then...
10:19He thinks to himself.
10:20No.
10:21I'm gonna finish this.
10:22Cats inside.
10:25Clears.
10:26Goodell.
10:27Back to Barcelona.
10:30That's Eduque.
10:31Looks for some sort of salvation.
10:33But that's picked off by João Garcia.
10:36Who did that throw-in?
10:38More about that for a pass to Firmin Lopez.
10:40Who looks to cut inside.
10:41That was Janos.
10:46Into the near post!
10:47Oh!
10:48And Araujo.
10:50A time...
10:52He's always a threat in the air.
10:54From Araujo.
10:56That corner kick was perfectly taken.
11:00By Rafinha and Araujo.
11:02Closing his eyes right before the impact.
11:04That's why the header went wide.
11:07Yeah.
11:07Rare picture for Barcelona.
11:09Barcelona always attack from the right hand side.
11:13Sanchez doing the attacking for Sevilla.
11:15And João Garcia having to reduce the save to deny Malpe.
11:26It wasn't easy at all.
11:27For João Garcia.
11:28The ball was...
11:30Too much to do today.
11:32But...
11:32It was needed there.
11:33Maybe needed here.
11:34Rafinha.
11:35Nice exchange of passes for me.
11:37Lopez to Dani Olmo.
11:39Who manages to stay on it.
11:40And then goes for goal.
11:46A few layers is...
11:48Lewandowski!
11:49Yes!
11:50No!
11:51I thought he'd done it!
11:54For the...
11:56The Polish poacher.
11:58Look for all the world like he'd finished this.
12:02That was a great pass once again by Fermin.
12:05He wanted to use his...
12:07Mm-hmm.
12:08The Calderon as it was then is also...
12:13Delivers the cross!
12:14And there is another late reply.
12:17Well Sevilla scored late in the first half.
12:20But is this gonna count?
12:22Nothing...
12:22A little more to smile about in the long journey home.
12:28Ronald Araujo was out of position at the inception of the play.
12:32That reshuffled the whole defense.
12:34But yeah, what a cross by Oso.
12:38Pinpoints straight into Gibraltar's head.
12:41And then great effort by Gibraltar's head.
12:42It wasn't easy because...
12:44Two slight disconnections at the end of each half.
12:47Two goals continued by Barcelona.
12:49Yeah.
12:51Makes very little difference in the final analysis though.
12:55A little blemish defensively.
12:57Won't take too much away from what we'll see.
12:59Really...
13:00Shining and shivering attacking day for Barcelona.
13:04Back at the camp now.
13:06Start of a big week.
13:07What happened?
13:09Somebody visibly...
13:11Coming home.
13:11A lot...
13:16Morning, good...
13:16Kissé showdowns.
13:17The end of each day...
13:18Whoei to be home.
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