Robert Lewandowski scores again as Barcelona heap more pressure on Julen Lopetegui and Sevilla stay winless

Raphinha scored his first league goal to help Barcelona brush a winless Sevilla aside as Xavi’s side claimed their third straight La Liga win. The 25-year-old opened his account with a poacher’s finish in the first half before fellow new signing Robert Lewandowski doubled Barcelona’s lead before half-time with his fifth goal already for the club.

Eric Garcia added a third after the restart to add to Sevilla’s woes. Ad Both teams started the game in contrasting form, Sevilla taking just a draw from their opening three matches and Barcelona having garnered seven points from a possible nine.

Transfers'Once a blue, always a blue' — Alonso leaves Chelsea to join Barcelona11 HOURS AGO The hosts made an encouraging start, time and time again were getting in behind Barca’s defence and would have been ahead only for Ronald Araujo, who was in the right place at the right time to scramble Ivan Rakitic’s goal bound shot off the line. Rafa Mir had the ball in the back of the net for Sevilla minutes later, but the offside flag was quickly raised and there was also a golden opportunity for Youssef En Nesyri, who couldn’t beat Marc Andre ter Stegen when through on goal.

With Sevilla committing so many bodies forward, the hosts were caught cold on the counter-attack, as Ousmane Dembele released Lewandowski. His clipped shot was stopped by the head of Fernando, but Raphinha was ready to pounce and headed in his first La Liga goal.

Julen Lopetegui’s side were clearly shell-shocked, and their pain was compounded as Barcelona, now in total control, doubled their lead nine minutes before the break when Lewandowski latched onto Jules Kounde’s raking pass, controlled on his chest and volleyed it past the helpless Yassine Bounou. Kounde and