Lamine Yamal turned in an exciting 80 minutes, and was a crucial part of the lone goal of the game as Barcelona narrowly beat Sevilla, 1-0. The winger offered Barca's most creative threat on the night, while his misdirected header deflected off former Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos to give Barca a late winner.
Joao Felix had the best chance of the early goings, rattling the bar from five yards out after being slipped through by Raphinha. Xavi's attacking setup — with Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski and Felix starting together — created opportunities in spades in the first half. Sevilla had their moments, though. Marc-Andre ter Stegen was called into action three times in the opening period, denying the visitors on the break on a handful of occasions.Barca applied more pressure after the break. Lewandowski and Gavi both came close within the first 10 minutes. Jules Kounde also nodded a header over. A stroke of luck gave the Blaugrana the lead, though. Ferran Torres found Yamal on the right wing, whose header found the bottom corner after a heavy touch off Ramos.
Barca have now played three games in six days, taking seven of a possible nine points — a solid return as the La Liga schedule heats up.
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