Sevilla deals Barcelona its first major blow in La Liga, thrashes them

Barcelona have suffered their first defeat of the season in La Liga.

Barça were thrashed 4-1 away by Sevilla on Sunday in the eighth round of La Liga.

It was Barcelona’s second consecutive defeat in all competitions. Barça were also beaten 2-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Alexis Sanchez made it 1-0 in the 13th minute from the penalty spot.

Isaac Romero scored the second goal in the 36th minute.

In the final seconds of the first half, Marcus Rashford reduced the deficit to 2-1.
Robert Lewandowski had the chance to level the score in the 76th minute, but the Polish striker failed to score from the penalty awarded for a foul by Sevilla player Adnan Januzaj.

In the 90th minute, Jose Angel Carmona scored the hosts’ third goal.

Six minutes later, Akor Adams scored the final goal.

Januzaj came on for Sevilla in the 73rd minute.

With this defeat, Barça drop to second place with 19 points. Real Madrid lead with two points more.

Sevilla have 13 points in fourth place.