Barcelona beat Sevilla with a brace to take second place from rivals Real Madrid (video)



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Barcelona beat Sevilla with a brace to take second place from rivals Real Madrid (video)

Reuters Marcelo Del Pozo

Barcelona took a precious 2-0 victory over Sevilla in the match that brought them together today, Saturday, in the 25th round of the Spanish Football League “LaLiga”.

Barcelona scored goals for Frenchman Osman Dembele and Argentine Lionel Messi in the 29th and 85th minutes, respectively.

With his goal today, Messi strengthened his list of top scorers with 19 goals, widening the difference with his closest Uruguayan stalker, Luis Suarez, the 16-goal star of Atletico Madrid.

With the win, Barcelona lifted their score to 53 points and snatched second place from 52-point rivals Real Madrid, who will host Real Sociedad in the same round on Monday.

Barcelona also closed the gap to two points with leaders Atlético Madrid, visiting Villarreal on Sunday.

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In contrast, Sevilla scored 48 points in fourth place in the table.

Source: RT



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