Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Raphinha scored three goals away at Sevilla.
They were the equalizer, go-ahead goal, and insurance goal after Sevilla scored first.
It was a match worth watching to see how one player’s goals preserved the team’s winning streak since the start of the season.
3-Line Summary
1. Raphinha scored a hat-trick against Sevilla
2. Barcelona came from behind to win 3-1
3. The three goals came in different ways
Equalizer in the 22nd minute after conceding in the 19th
On the 19th, when La Liga’s 7th round was held, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 3-1 at Sevilla’s Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Sevilla took the lead with Youssouf Fofana’s headed goal in the 19th minute, but Barcelona leveled the match with Raphinha’s goal 3 minutes later.
Raphinha received Andreas Christensen’s pass, entered the penalty area, beat a defender, and finished with a right-footed shot. Barcelona was shaken early on by Sevilla’s intense pressing and counterattacks, but quickly regained the flow of the match with the equalizer.
The three goals also came in different ways, including a header and a lob
The second goal came in the 52nd minute. Raphinha ran in behind Sevilla’s center-backs and headed in a ball delivered by Lamine Yamal from the right. While the first goal was a finish led by individual skill, this sequence was closer to a striker-like movement in which he read and attacked the space in front of goal.
In the 69th minute, he received Yamal’s through ball, broke into the space behind the defense, and completed his hat-trick with a lob over the goalkeeper. According to Ultra Soccer, Raphinha thereby recorded hat-tricks in 2 consecutive matches and has posted 14 goals and 3 assists in 8 official matches this season.
Yahoo! News reported that Raphinha had scored 12 goals in 7 league matches. The three goals against Sevilla consisted of a right-footed shot, a header, and a lob. More than simply matching the number of goals, what stood out particularly in this match was that these attacking sequences were difficult for the opposing defense to contain with a single response.
3-1 lead maintained even after the substitution in the 76th minute
Barcelona conceded no additional goals in the second half and held its two-goal lead to record 8 consecutive wins in official matches since the start of the season. Raphinha was substituted in the 76th minute, and the team maintained the 3-1 score until the end.
This was a match in which Raphinha’s individual hat-trick immediately became the arrangement of goals for a comeback win. Sevilla scored first, but Barcelona turned the result around with Raphinha’s consecutive goals in the 22nd, 52nd, and 69th minutes. The fact that all three goals came after passes from Yamal or Christensen also remains one illustration of Barcelona’s attacking build-up.
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