Summary
Messi sets up Dembele for opener and scores second
Hosts had won last 10 domestic games
Sides play next week again in cup
Postpublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
It's all over. Barcelona move into second place, only two points behind Atletico Madrid, with an impressive win. Sevilla's 10-match winning run comes to an end.
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Postpublished at 90+2 mins
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
Sevilla RB Jesus Navas clips a poor cross over the bar and that's surely their last window gone for setting up a tense finale.
INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
Four minutes added on but this game is done really.
Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
Lionel Messi has scored in eight consecutive La Liga appearances for the first time since December 2018 to February 2019.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 88 mins
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
Sevilla's Joan Jordan pulls back Lionel Messi's shirt and gets booked.
Postpublished at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
Lionel Messi has scored 38 goals against Sevilla. He hasn't managed more than 32 against anybody else.
GOAL - Sevilla 0-2 Barcelonapublished at 86 mins
Lionel Messi
Game over.
Lionel Messi goes past two defenders and has a shot saved by Bono. The rebound hits Messi and takes him past the keeper and the Argentine can scramble into an empty net.
Postpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2021
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Ronald Araujo kicked over a bench in frustration as he walked off. Don't think that's going to help with his injury.
PENALTY APPEALpublished at 83 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Sevilla foward Youssef En-Nesyri tries to go past Clement Lenglet and runs into the defender.
He goes down screaming for a penalty which he doesn't get.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 82 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Barcelona bring on Martin Braithwaite for goalscorer Ousmane Dembele and Samuel Umtiti for Ronald Araujo, who hurt himself in that disallowed goal. This was his return from injury.
DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 81 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Now Sevilla have a goal disallowed. Youssef En-Nesyri stumbles and the ball hits his hand. He spins Ronald Araujo and slots it into the bottom corner when nobody was expecting a shot. It's ruled out.
Postpublished at 79 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
So close. Lionel Messi whips in a fine cross which is inches past the head of Clement Lenglet and then the diving Ronald Araujo.
Postpublished at 78 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
What a shame. Lionel Messi wins the ball on his own half and goes on a sensational run but then messes up his ball into the box. For a minute I was bracing myself for a wonder goal.
Postpublished at 75 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Frustrating for Sevilla as Suso cuts in from the right and overhits a cross beyond everyone.
Postpublished at 73 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Corner for Sevilla. They take it quickly and end up back in their own half.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 71 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Pedri has to go off with his injury and fellow teenager Ilaix Moriba replaces him.
Postpublished at 71 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Barcelona teenager Pedri is down getting treatment.
The Clement Lenglet goal was disallowed for offside, a replay shows.
Postpublished at 70 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Lionel Messi tries to play in Frenkie de Jong but the ball hits the Dutchman's heel.
DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 69 mins
Sevilla 0-1 Barcelona
Barcelona have a goal disallowed. Clement Lenglet heads home a free-kick but it's ruled out. Was it offside or was there a foul? Either way, no goal and VAR doesn't intervene.