Lewandowski And Torre Print Brace, Barcelona Kukuh In Puncak And Leave Real Madrid

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski et al scored a goal against Sevilla. (barcelona.com)

JAKARTA - Barcelona confirmed their position at the top of the standings and left their rival Real Madrid. In the La Liga Spain match at the Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium, Monday, October 21, 2024 in the morning WIB, strikers Robert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre scored a brace when Barca beat Sevilla 5-1.

Barca did not forgive Sevilla in a duel in a domestic competition. Appearing at home, Barca have finished off their opponents by scoring three goals in 15 minutes.

This is Barca's second win after beating Deportivo Alaves 3-0. Previously, Barca had to admit Osasuna's 4-2 advantage which made it the first defeat this season.

The success of winning three points made Barca leave Madrid. Now, Barca are pocketing points 27. A three-point lead from Madrid who are in second place.

Meanwhile, Sevilla is still stuck at the bottom. They are ranked 13th by 12th. The same as Real Sociedad and Girona, but Sevilla have the least goal difference.

The match marked by the return of midfielder Gavi who was sidelined for 348 or more than a year due to an ACL injury while strengthening the Spanish national team. Barca completely dominated.

However, Hansi Flick's team had to wait until the 24th minute to break into Sevilla's goal. Lewandowski opened the Blaugrana goal party from the penalty spot. Barca were awarded a penalty after Raphinha was dropped in the box and Lewandowski completed the execution.

Only four minutes later, Barca had already increased their lead to 2-0. This time it was midfielder Pedri who scored with a shot that headed into the top corner of the goal.

Lewandowski then scored a brace after completing an assist from Raphinha in the 39th minute. Lamine Yamal's trident performance, Lewandowski and Raphinha's captain did impress this season. They managed to score 21 of Barca's 33 goals. While Lewandowski has collected 12 goals from 10 matches. The 3-0 score for Barca lasted until the first half ended.

In the second half, Barca was unstoppable. They continued to play aggressively by suppressing the Sevilla defense. Only the visitors began to improve the defense sector that made Barca increase their advantage.

When the match entered the final round, the two teams actually showed aggressiveness in breaking into the opponent's goal. Barca finally broke the deadlock when Torre scored his fourth goal in the 82nd minute.

Sevilla itself was finally able to reduce goal lag. Stanis Idumbo successfully beat goalkeeper Inaki Pena to change the score to 4-1 in the 87th minute.

But just one minute later, Barca managed to add more goals. This time, the Torre who entered to replace Yamal scored a brace and the score changed to 5-1. The score lasted until the game was over.