Barcelona secured a 5-2 victory over Sevilla in La Liga at Camp Nou, moving four points clear at the top of the table. Raphinha starred with a hat-trick, while Joao Cancelo and Dani Olmo also scored. Gavi made a brief return from injury to a standing ovation.
Barcelona dominated Sevilla 5-2 in La Liga on March 15, 2026, at Camp Nou, kickoff 3:15pm UK time. The win extended their lead over Real Madrid by four points after the visitors had closed the gap with a win over Elche the previous day. This result avenged Barcelona's 4-1 defeat to Sevilla in the reverse fixture in October, one of only four league losses this season for Hansi Flick's side. Barcelona have not lost to Sevilla at home since 2002 and conceded just one goal in their last four home meetings prior to this game. Raphinha opened the scoring in the 9th minute from a penalty after Djibril Sow fouled Joao Cancelo. He added a second penalty in the 19th minute, confirmed by VAR after Carmona's handball on Cancelo again. Dani Olmo made it 3-0 with a thunderous right-footed shot from a deflected Bernal cross, his seventh league goal of the season. Sevilla pulled one back just before halftime through Oso, who swept in Juanlu Sanchez's cross at the back post. Fermin Lopez, substituting for Pedri at halftime, assisted Raphinha's third goal early in the second half, deflected off Gudelj. Cancelo curled in a fifth on 60 minutes. Sow headed a late consolation for Sevilla from Oso's cross in stoppage time. Gavi, absent most of the season due to injury, came on late to an emotional standing ovation from the Camp Nou crowd. Lineups included for Barcelona: Garcia, Cancelo, Cubarsi, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Martin, Roony, Olmo, Bernal, Espart; for Sevilla: Vlachodimos, Carmona, Nianzou, Gudelj, Suazo, Sow, Agoume, Sanchez, Sanchez, Oso, Adams.
