LaLiga: 10-man Barcelona thrash Sevilla, close gap to Real Madrid, Atletico

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LaLiga: 10-man Barcelona thrash Sevilla, close gap to Real Madrid, Atletico

Barcelona on Sunday thrashed Sevilla 4-1 in La Liga, despite playing most of the second half with 10 men.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the seventh minute of the game.

But just a minute later, Ruben Vargas equalized for the home side from a quick counter.

Fermin López came off the bench to restore Barca’s lead two minutes after the break, and Raphinha extended their lead with a brilliant strike from outside the box.

Five minutes later, Barca were reduced to 10 men after López was shown a straight red card for a studs-up challenge on Djibril Sow.

But it was Hansi Flick’s men who got the next goal in the 89th minute, thanks to Eric Garcia’s header.

The win lifted third-placed Barcelona to 48 points, one behind Atletico Madrid in second and two adrift of leaders Real Madrid after the capital rivals drew 1-1 on Saturday.