Barcelona vs Sevilla
Match pulse
BARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Barcelona 2-1
Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1 on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Camp Nou. Goals for Barcelona: Lionel Messi (73', 80' pen). Goals for Sevilla: Frédéric Kanouté (90'+2').
Play by play
- 92'
Barcelona were not at their best and it took 74 minutes to break down a resolute Sevilla side. Lionel Messi's brace proved to be the undoing of the visitors with one moment of brilliance and one moment of confidence.
- 92'
FULL-TIME: BARCELONA 2-1 SEVILLA
- 92'
Nervy stuff inside the Barca box as Sevilla try to force an unlikely winner but the hosts clear the danger and that must be that.
- 91'
FREDI KANOUTE evades the offside trap and dinks his effort over Valdes to give Sevilla a late consolation strike. Or is it?
- 91'
GOAL: BARCELONA 2-1 SEVILLA
- 89'
It's fair to say that the referee has had a shocker tonight. Another awful decision goes against Barca, but thankfully for them they only have two more minutes of him.
- 88'
Bojan, another star to roll off the Barca production line comes on for the two-goal hero Messi. It's a standing, raptuous reception for the artful forward who has turned this game on its head.
- 87'
Toure makes way for Oleguer for the remaing few minutes as Duda wastes a free-kick for Sevilla.
- 86'
Barcelona will surely look to see this game out now. They've cracked the seemingly impenetrable Sevilla defence twice and that has to be job done.
- 84'
The mood inside Camp Nou has, as you would expect, changed dramatically now. The ole's meet every Barca touch and the confidence is up for the Catalans.
- 83'
Frustration starting to creep in for Sevilla now and Kanoute becomes the fifth man to see yellow for the visitors - this one for a lazy trip on Giovanni.
- 82'
Delightful sweeping move from Barca almost brings Messi his hat-trick. Henry and the little Argentine combine superbly down the left before Messi drilled a shot goalwards. Credit Palop who stood tall to repel the effort.
- 81'
Alves makes way for Marti as Sevilla look to mix things up but it will take some effort to get back into this one.
- 79'
Game over! LIONEL MESSI steps up and nonchalant dispatches the spot kick with ease.
- 79'
GOAL: BARCELONA 2-0 SEVILLA
- 79'
Poulsen has ludicrously wrapped his arms around Giovanni inside the box while defending a corner and it's a blatant penalty.
- 79'
PENALTY: BARCELONA
- 78'
Sublime cross from Giovanni forces Duda into making a vital clearance at the back post with Iniesta charging in.
- 77'
Stage one of that process is to bring on Alexander Kerzhakov for Navas.
- 76'
How will Sevilla respond now? They had looked to be heading for that precious point but now must attack to try to secure it.
- 74'
I wouldn't be exaggerating to say it was an exquisite goal that was beautifully created by Henry and magnificently finished off by Messi. Not sure I've ever used that many superlatives in a goal description before but that one justifies it.
- 73'
Minutes after Henry's miss, he turns provider for LIONEL MESSI who flicks the ball up inside the box and acrobatically volleys low into the bottom corner.
- 73'
GOAL: BARCELONA 1-0 SEVILLA
- 71'
Incredible chance for Henry. He evaded the Sevilla offside trap and tried to sneak a sidefooted effort underneath Palop. But the keeper gets just enough on it and the ball squirms under him and on to the post. Alves races back and clears the danger. Wonderful effort from Henry.
- 70'
Wherever the ball is, the pink shirts are hunting it down in packs of two's and three's.
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