Barcelona defeats Sevilla to move to 2nd place in La Liga
Key takeaways:
- Barcelona beat Sevilla by a one-goal margin.
- Pedri netted a clever second-half goal as Barcelona defeated Sevilla to drive up to second in La Liga and keep their title expectancies alive.
After a goalless first half, the 19-year-old midfielder displayed great calm on the edge of the box to hit an attempt into the bottom corner.
Sevilla had a penalty yell in the first half when Anthony Martial's attempt struck Ronald Araujo's arm.
But Barcelona was the better team as Gerard Pique also struck the post.
Defender Pique was possibly lucky not to be sent off late as he pulled back Jesus Corona, who looked set to run clear on goal.
But Barcelona carried out to take a vital three points and stretch their unbeaten run to 14 matches. They are now 12 points behind leaders Real Madrid with a game in hand.
Sevilla had begun the day in second place but fell to fourth, behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid on goal difference, as their 15-game run without loss ended.