João Cancelo shines as Barcelona thrash Sevilla | OneFootball

This Sunday, João Cancelo was one of the standout players in Barcelona’s 5-2 victory over Sevilla. The Portuguese international stood out by winning two penalties, which Raphinha converted (in the 9th and 21st minutes) to give Barcelona an early lead on the scoreboard.

Barcelona comfortably controlled the match against a Sevilla side that posed little attacking threat. The game proceeded without major scares until Dani Olmo made it 3-0 in the 38th minute at Camp Nou, finishing off an excellent team move started by Gerard Martín and assisted by Marc Bernal.

However, Sevilla managed to reduce the deficit during stoppage time. A forward run by Cancelo left his flank exposed, which Juanlu Sánchez took advantage of to set up Oso, who calmly beat Joan García in the 45+3 minute.

In the second half, the introduction of Fermín López in place of an uninspired Pedri gave new impetus to the Catalans. A quick transition led by the young midfielder ended at the feet of Raphinha, who beat former Benfica player Odysseas Vlachodimos for the third time in the match.

With Sevilla already resigned, João Cancelo’s moment of glory was yet to come – who recently faced Newcastle – in the 60th minute. The Portuguese defender set off on a 40-meter run, dribbled past an opponent, and fired into the back of the net, scoring his first goal in this second spell at the club. Before the final whistle, Djibril Sow scored for Sevilla, but it did not change the outcome of the game. Barcelona remains at the top of La Liga with 70 points, four ahead of Real Madrid.

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