In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, a make-up match in the fourth round of La Liga was contested, and Sevilla welcomed the challenge of Barcelona at home. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the two teams were drawn 1-1. Sevilla's three-game winning streak ended after this round, a draw that allowed Real Madrid to seal up the la Liga halfway title of the season in the early round.
Barca lined up in a 4-3-3 formation in this game. Goalkeeper No. 1 Ter Stegen, four at the back are No. 18 Alba, No. 24 Garcia, No. 3 Pique and No. 4 Araujo, with No. 30, No. 5 Busquets and No. 21 De Jong in midfield, and No. 33 Abd, No. 29 Hutegra and No. 7 Dembele starting in the front.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Dembele's free-kick was crossed and Hutgra's header went high over the crossbar. Rafa Mill scored a goal in the 21st minute, but was blown away for offside in the first goal. Dembele broke through in the 29th minute and fired a long-range shot that the opposing goalkeeper saved. Rakitic sent an assist in the 31st minute, Gomez pushed the goal and Sevilla took a 1-0 lead. Dembele's corner assisted Araujo's goal in the 45th minute and Barca equalised.
In the 64th minute, Conde hit Alba in the face with the ball, the referee showed him a red card and sent him off, and Sevilla fought one less person on the field. In the 79th minute Dembele swung off the edge of the box and the ball bounced off the opposing defender. In the 81st minute, Abd's cross was met by a missimeter of Garvey's header from the back post. In the 84th minute, Dembelenete's shot hit the upright and popped up, and Barca missed a good chance to come back.
In the end, the 90-minute match was over, and Barcelona drew 1-1 away to Sevilla. After this match, Sevilla scored 38 points and continued to rank second in the league, they are five points behind the top of the table Real Madrid, real Madrid locked up the league half of the season in the early round. Barca's draw is 28 points, just two points from the top four.