Suarez's bicycle kick helped Barca beat Sevilla
Striker Luis Suarez had a beautiful goal contributing to Barca's 3-0 victory in round 30 of La Liga.
Goals: Luis Suarez 25', Messi 28', 33'
The Uruguayan star scored a masterpiece from a Messi cross. After the visiting team's defender failed to clear the cross, Suarez immediately launched a bicycle kick to open the scoring for Barca.
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Suarez once again opened the victory for Barca. Photo: Reuters |
After the equalizer, Barca's number 9 striker once again shone when he "set the table" for Messi. The pass also came from the right wing and M10 only needed a light shot to raise the score to 2-0.
The quick two-goal loss may have further demoralized Sevilla. Messi seized the opportunity to seal the victory for Barca with a volley that hit the near post in the 33rd minute. With three goals in just eight minutes, the battle between Barca and Sevilla ended in a way that few spectators could have expected.
Compared to last weekend's big win over Granada, Barca's biggest change was the return of Messi. After more than a week without playing a match, M10 quickly showed his energetic performances. Messi launched a curling shot that hit the crossbar against Sevilla, before passing the ball to Suarez to score and score a double for himself. The owner of five Golden Balls could even have had a hat-trick if goalkeeper Sergio Rico had not jumped to block a dangerous lob.
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Messi celebrates the winning goal to make it 3-0 after Vitolo's header failed. |
Like his teammate wearing the number 10 shirt, Suarez caused a lot of problems for Sevilla. In addition to the opening goal, the Uruguayan striker also had a series of situations that directly threatened Rico's goal until the 65th minute, when he left the field to make way for Alcacer. The highlights of these were a pass to Messi and a situation where he was pulled down by an opposing defender in the penalty area without the referee blowing the whistle.
Sevilla also created many chances but lacked the ability to finish. From the feet of the away players, the ball often found goalkeeper Ter Stegen or went wide of the goal. If N'Zonzi had successfully finished in a face-off with Ter Stegen in the eighth minute, the match result could have been different.
Having won so quickly in the first half, Barca showed signs of relaxing after the break. Coach Luis Enrique soon replaced Luis Suarez, before withdrawing both Pique and Rakitic. These decisions were to conserve energy and avoid injury for the players, while also preparing for the matches against Malaga this weekend and Juventus in the middle of next week.
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Sampaoli (left) lost the battle to the man he could replace from next season, Luis Enrique. |
With the win over Sevilla, Barca has 69 points after 30 matches in La Liga 2016-2017. The defending champion continues to rank second, two points behind Real. The leading team also has the advantage of playing one less match.
According to VNE
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