Robert Lewandowski Franck Kessie Xavi Hernandez Sergio Busquets Jordi Alba Jorge Sampaoli Ronald Araújo Yassine Bounou Ivan Rakitic Spain Madrid Morocco FC Barcelona LaLiga Liga Robert Lewandowski Franck Kessie Xavi Hernandez Sergio Busquets Jordi Alba Jorge Sampaoli Ronald Araújo Yassine Bounou Ivan Rakitic Spain Madrid Morocco

Barca crush Sevilla to expand La Liga lead over Madrid

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The Catalans, aiming to win their first Spanish title since 2019, punished second-placed Madrid for their 1-0 defeat by Real Mallorca earlier on, opening up a wide gap ahead of their rivals.After a tight first half Jordi Alba broke the deadlock before the hour mark, with further goals from Gavi and Raphinha helping wrap up the win.Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez had criticised his team in recent weeks for not killing off games after taking the lead but they did not let him down at Camp Nou.The victory was their 10th in their last 11 league games, while Barca are now unbeaten in 15 matches across all competitions.Barcelona have conceded just seven goals in La Liga this season, with this their 15th clean sheet."I think we are having a very good season, we're playing well, letting opponents have few chances," Alba told DAZN."We're happy, eight points clear but there's a long way to go.

It's a good distance (if we) keep going like this."Barcelona's gameplan was initially set back when captain Sergio Busquets was forced off with an ankle injury after just four minutes, replaced by Franck Kessie.Jorge Sampaoli's Sevilla, 16th after a dismal start to the season, sat deep with five defenders and looked to frustrate the Catalans at every turn.Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou denied La Liga's top scorer Robert Lewandowski at his near post early on, while Ronald Araujo headed narrowly off-target from a corner.Bounou flung himself full stretch to foil a vicious Lewandowski drive from distance as Barcelona struggled to forge clear chances.Sevilla were a little fortunate to survive the first half with 10 men when Ivan Rakitic's late lunge on Araujo was only punished with a yellow card.Lewandowski nodded wide and Raphinha headed at

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