In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, in the fourth round of La Liga, Barca drew 1-1 with Sevilla, the second place in La Liga, with only 1 win in 8 away games this season, and Sevilla ended three consecutive league wins, 5 points behind Real Madrid. Pap-Gomez took the lead, Dembele assisted Araujo to equalize, Dembele hit the upright before the finale, and transfer market red defender Conde was sent off with a red card.
Game highlights
Araujo scored twice with a la Liga header this season, the only one in Barca. Dembele has delivered assists in two consecutive games and Barca have scored two consecutive league corner kicks for the first time since March 2015.
Barca made 15 shots on goal in the first half, a new season high. Ter Stegen faced Barca in the 300th game of his career and conceded 300 goals.
Wonderful review
Playing away from Sevilla in the league, Barca won 77 games, 25 wins, 22 draws and 30 defeats, scoring 101-122 goals. Pique returned to replace Lenglet, Xavi kept the other 10 starters unchanged, and rising star Hutla continued to play as a center forward.
In the 8th minute, Dembele's free-kick was hoisted into the box and Huthra's header was deflected off the top. Four minutes later, Hutra's long-range shot was deflected wide.
On 14 minutes, Alva's cross was met by De Jong's header that was confiscated by the goalkeeper. A minute later, Garvey fired high from distance.
On 17 minutes, Araujo's header sailed wide and Hutra's shot was held down by the goalkeeper too lightly. In the 22nd minute, Diego Carlos had a long pass from the back, Rafa Mill waded into the box and fired a one-handed shot into the goal, but the referee signaled offside and the goal was invalid.
On 28 minutes, Delaney's diagonal pass deflected wide from the top of Rafa Mill's arc.
Two minutes later, Dembele cut inside on the right flank and fired a long-range shot that caused the goalkeeper to save the ball.
In the 32nd minute, Rakitic took a corner kick from the right and cleverly crossed the ball to the front post, and Pap-Gomez swept into the far corner to make it 1-0.
On 38 minutes, Dembele's diagonal shot from the right flank was blocked off the line, a corner kick was cleared and Alva's long-range shot was deflected.
In the 45th minute, Dembele's cross from the right corner was met by Araujo flicking his head into the far corner to make it 1-1.
In the 53rd minute, Rakitic's corner kick was crossed and Delaney's header went high over the top.
On 62 minutes, Dembele split the ball, De Jong crossed, and Aboud slammed the ball on the left and fired it off the near corner.
In the 63rd minute, Conde clashed with alva on the sideline, conte hit the Barca defender with the ball and was sent off by the referee directly for a red card.
On 72 minutes, Dembele's long-range shot from inside the penalty area was slightly off the far post.
In the 81st minute, Aboud's cross from the left flank was met by Garvey's header from the edge of the penalty area.
In the 84th minute, Dembele cut inside on the right flank and fired a shot that hit the far post and popped up.
In the 95th minute, Luc De Jong's flicked header was held by the goalkeeper.
Score
Dembele was the best in the game and the lowest score in the team in Ter Stegen.
Statistics
Appearances line-up
Seville (4-3-3): Bono; Conde, Fernando, Diego Carlos, Requique; Haldane, Delaney (86' Augustinsson), Rakitic (70' Gourdley), Ocampos (92' Fattore), Rafa Mir (70' Enneshiri), Pape Gomez (86' Juanlu)
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Araujo, Pique, Eric Garcia (72' Lenglet), Alva; De Jong (85' Luc De Jong), Busquets, Garvey; Dembele, Hutterra (72' Nico Gonzalez), Abd