Barcelona hosts Sevilla this Friday in the opening of the eighth day of LaLiga EA Sports, a very complicated outing for the Nervión team, which has not won a First Division match in the Barcelona fiefdom for more than two decades, where it has only added a draw in their last fourteen visits.
The goals of Coutinho and Luuk De Jong in the 20/21 season sealed the first positive result for the Sevillistas in Barcelona's field since the 0-0 draw in 2011/12, and since then they have lost three times on Barcelona's field: 3 -0 in the 2022 Cup semi-final, by the minimum, with a goal from Pedri, in the previous League and 3-0 (Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha scored) in February of this same year.
Sevilla's last victory in the League at the Camp Nou dates back to December 15, 2002, when they added their sixth and, for now, last league victory on culé territory, a 0-3 certified with a goal from Casquero and a double from Toedtli .
Against Sevilla, Xavi Hernández's team wants to turn the page from their draw in Mallorca (2-2) with which they only added one point, moving away from the leadership now occupied by Girona, who beat Villarreal this Wednesday. Before the start of matchday eight, the Blaugranas are third with 17 points, one behind Real Madrid and two behind Girona.
The culés recognize that they are being fragile in defense. "The game has been stuck for us from the beginning. We have suffered more counterattacks than we wanted. We have had two games with a bit of a bad feeling and we have to improve it. We are giving too many facilities," Barcelona midfielder Oriol Romeu told DAZN.
The match between Barcelona and Seville, corresponding to the eighth day of LaLiga EA Sports, will be played this Friday, September 29, at 9:00 p.m. at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium. The meeting can be seen on TV on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
