Barcelona suffered a heavy 1-4 defeat, falling 2 points behind Real Madrid; Rashford scored but it wasn’t enough, Lewandowski missed a penalty and received the lowest rating.

At 22:15 on October 5th Beijing time, during the 8th round of La Liga, Sevilla played host to Barcelona.

In the first half, Araujo gave away a penalty, Sánchez converted it against his former team, Isaac Romero scored to increase the lead, Pedri assisted Rashford’s volleyed penalty to reduce the deficit, with Barcelona down 1-2 at halftime; in the second half, Balde earned a penalty, Lewandowski missed it, and late goals from Carmona and Alco-Adams secured the win.

Ultimately, Barcelona suffered a 1-4 away defeat to Sevilla, ending their 7-game winning streak and marking two consecutive losses across all competitions. After this match, Barcelona trails league leaders Real Madrid by 2 points.

In the Sevilla vs Barcelona match, Almeida deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup valued at €68.5 million, featuring 36-year-old former Barcelona player Sánchez in the starting eleven;Flick set up a 4-2-3-1 formation with Lewandowski leading the attack, supported by Olmo behind him, Ferran and Rashford on the wings, Pedri and De Jong partnering in midfield, a back four of Martin, Koubasi, Araujo, and Koundé, with Szczesny in goal; the starting lineup’s total value was €538 million. .

The main issue for Barcelona in this heavy defeat was their defense, which was practically fragile as paper. Among the four defenders and goalkeeper, only left center-back Koubasi performed decently, while the other four players underperformed: right-back Koundé received a failing 5.8 rating, right center-back Araujo and left-back Martin scored 6 each, and goalkeeper Szczesny got 6.5. It wasn’t that Sevilla’s attack was exceptionally strong, but Barcelona’s defense was simply poor. Actually, after Rashford scored late in the first half, Barcelona had a chance to turn the game around, but Lewandowski’s missed penalty prevented them from equalizing at 2-2. This led to conceding two more goals in the final moments, resulting in a heavy loss. This Barcelona side shows strong offense but weak defense; without Yamal as an attacking spark, Rashford’s good performance wasn’t enough to hold the defense. Their 7-game winning streak against Sevilla ended with a 1-4 defeat, leaving them 2 points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Post-match, Lewandowski earned only 5.2 points, the lowest on the field. Barcelona now needs to find a new striker to succeed him.

Throughout the entire match,Barcelona held 61% possession and had 17 shots in total, 8 of which were on target; Sevilla had 13 shots, with 5 on target. .