Eric Garcia de Barcelona famous with Jules Kounde, on the left, after scoring his team’s fourth goal in a Spanish Liga football match between Sevilla and FC Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday 9 February 2025. (AP photo. / Jose Breton)
Madrid – Barcelona ensures that there will be a three -way fight for the title of the Spanish League.
The Catalan club got closer to the rivals of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the top of the ranking on Sunday by buying Seville 4-1.
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Robert Lewandowski, Fermín López, Raphinha and Eric García scored a goal each while Barcelona took advantage of the 1-1 draw between Madrid and Atletico in the capital derby on Saturday.
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Barcelona, third, is now two points behind the leader Madrid and a point behind Atletico.
Barcelona won a comfortable victory despite a game with 10 men from the 62nd when López was sent for a hard fault. The red card was displayed after a video review.
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It was the third consecutive championship victory for Barcelona, and his ninth victory in 11 games in all competitions.
Seville, in 13th place, has won only one of its last five championship games.
Lewandowski put Barcelona in the lead in the seventh minute with his eighth goal in his last nine games in all competitions. Ruben Vargas equalized a minute later for the hosts before López put Barcelona in front of the 46th. Raphinha added at the head of the 55th and García sealed the victory in the 89th.
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“We had to win to stay in the running and put pressure on our rivals,” said Barcelona defender Iñigo Martínez. “The team is playing with great confidence at the moment and we know that we can still improve. We have to stay on this track. »»
Defender Jules Koundé made his 124th appearance for Barcelona, equaling the brand of Ludovic Giuly in fifth place for the greatest number of appearances for Barcelona by a French player. Éric Abidal is at the top of this list with 193 appearances.
Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo had to be replaced for about 20 minutes after the match with a right ankle injury.
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