Sevilla Breaks a Ten-Year Curse with a 4-1 La Liga Romp Over Barcelona

Match Snapshot

Sevilla produced a historic 4-1 victory over Barcelona on Sunday, as the eighth round of La Liga unfolded at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Sevilla's goals came from Alexis Sanchez (penalty, 13'), Isaac Romero (36'), Jose Angel Carmona (90') and Akor Adams (90+6'), while Barcelona’s sole reply came from Marcus Rashford just before the break (45+7).

Barcelona suffered their first league defeat of the season; Sevilla climbed to sixth with 13 points, two behind the leaders Real Madrid.

The night marked Sevilla's first league win over Barca in ten years.

The match opened at a ferocious pace, with Sevilla setting the tempo through high pressing and quick transitions. From the first minutes Sevilla pinned Barcelona back, making build-up difficult for Pedri and De Jong. In the 10th minute a foul in the box led to a spot kick after a lengthy VAR check, and Alexis Sanchez calmly converted to put the hosts ahead.

The hosts continued to press, and in the 36th minute Isaac Romero rose highest to double the lead with a composed finish. Barcelona, momentarily stunned, saw a flurry of attempts as goalkeeper (opponent) denied several late efforts to keep it at 2-0 before halftime.

Just before the interval, Barcelona managed to pull one back through Marcus Rashford, who found the far corner with a deft touch, sending the teams into the locker rooms with Sevilla ahead 2-1.

Second half saw Barcelona pushing forward aggressively, but Sevilla stood firm, navigating the pressure with disciplined defense and dangerous counters. A disallowed goal for Sevilla in the second half was followed by a contentious moment as a Sevilla player was booked after a heavy challenge on Eric Garcia, a decision later clarified by VAR to a yellow card.

In the 90th minute, Carmona delivered a third for Sevilla with a composed finish, and the party finally ended in the 90+6th minute when Akor Adams capped the night with a precise strike to seal the 4-1 triumph for Sevilla. The win was a statement: Sevilla aren’t just chasing results, they’re writing history on their home turf.

Punchlines: 1) If patience were a football tactic, Sevilla just wrote the manual—and Barcelona forgot to bring the bookmark. 2) Tonight's lesson? When Sevilla press, Barca's defense looks like a Wi-Fi signal in a tunnel: constantly dropping packets but somehow still trying to stream a win.