On Sunday, the 26th round of the Spanish "Primera" league ended with the last four matches played.
At the "Camp Nou" stadium, the country's champions "Barcelona" players faced off against "Sevilla". The visitors from Andalusia took the lead, but the relentless Catalans celebrated victory after a fierce battle.
In the 20th minute, Vitolo's shot put the visitors ahead. Under the guidance of Luis Enrique, the players did not falter, and in the 31st minute, the score became equal when the world's best footballer Lionel Messi scored a fantastic penalty shot.
The beginning of the second half of the match was decisive. In the 48th minute, the superb duo of the Catalan offense created a great chance for defender Gerard Pique, who only had to send the ball into the opponent's goal.
With 66 points on their account, "Barcelona" now has an 8-point advantage over their closest pursuers.
In other matches, after two consecutive victories, "Valencia" suffered a crushing defeat against Bilbao "Athletic", while "Villarreal", trailing behind Madrid's "Real", celebrated a victory against "Levante" with the same result.
Also, achieving victory but with a slightly smaller margin, the "Granada" players defeated La Coruna's "Deportivo".
Results:
"Barcelona" 2 - 1 "Sevilla"
20' [0 - 1] Vitolo
31' [1 - 1] L. Messi
48' [2 - 1] G. Pique
"Villarreal" 3 - 0 "Levante"
12' [1 - 0] L. Baptistao
30' [2 - 0] S. Castillejo
48' [3 - 0] Adrian
56' D. Navarro ( "Levante") sent off the field
"Valencia" 0 - 3 "Athletic Bilbao"
73' [0 - 1] Merino
77' [0 - 2] I. Muniain
80' [0 - 3] A. Aduriz
"Deportivo" 0 - 1 "Granada"
24' [0 - 1] Y. El Arabi (penalty)
90' G. Lux ("Deportivo") sent off the field
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