Preview: Barcelona visit Sevilla in LaLiga
Sevilla will be looking to snap a ten-year winless streak against Barcelona when they face the Catalan giants at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán on Sunday afternoon.
The Andalusian side currently occupy tenth place in the table after seven matches, yet they have only won three of those games.
Indeed, Sevilla have lost three and drawn one of their last four home matches in the league. Stretching back to the start of 2025, the club have claimed just a solitary victory at home in LaLiga. This is fewer than any side who have featured in both the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons.
Barcelona are fresh off a 2-1 defeat at home to PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
In La Liga, however, the club are unbeaten after seven games and sit second in the table with 19 points, just two points behind Real Madrid.
Barcelona are unbeaten in their previous 15 away games in the top flight, winning 11 and drawing four. This is their best run since October 2022.
Team news
Hansi Flick will be without Raphinha, Joan García, Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi and Fermín López for the clash against Sevilla on Sunday.
This could see the German coach rejig his team following the PSG loss as he looks to maintain their unbeaten league start.
For Sevilla, Adnan Januzaj, Alfon González, Joan Jordán and Tanguy-Austin Nianzou due to various injury issues.
Key players
Ferran Torres opened the scoring for Barcelona against PSG in midweek and this effort took his tally to five for the season.
The Spaniard has found the back of the net four times in LaLiga, most recently with a double against Getafe last month and he could certainly ease the blow of losing Raphinha.
Marcus Rashford is looking like a solid addition to the squad under Flick. While he might not have scored in LaLiga, the Englishman netted twice against Newcastle and has registered an assist in each of his previous three games.
Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal are continuing where they left off last season. At the time of writing, the duo have combined to score six goals and record three assists this season.
Ruben Vargas has been key for Sevilla this season. The Swiss winger has already registered four goal contributions so far and if the home side wish to achieve a result on Sunday, the 27-year-old has to continue his fine form.
Cesar Azpilicueta offers plenty of experience at the heart of the defence and was impressive in the recent win over Deportivo Alavés. The centre-back won 83% of his aerial duels during the game, while making four recoveries and three interceptions.
His commanding presence at the back could perhaps make all the difference against Barcelona this weekend.
Prediction
The loss to PSG may prove to be a wake up call for Flick’s men. Given their impressive record against Sevilla of late, I expect the away side to record a straightforward 2-0 win.
(Cover image from IMAGO)
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