João Cancelo shines as Barcelona thrash Sevilla, ex-Benfica side | OneFootball

This Sunday, João Cancelo was one of the standout figures in Barcelona's 5-2 victory over Sevilla. The Portuguese international was in the spotlight by provoking two penalties, which Raphinha capitalized on (9 and 21 minutes) to open the initial lead on the scoreboard.

Barcelona comfortably controlled the match against a harmless Sevilla in attack. The game proceeded without major upsets until Dani Olmo made it 3-0 in the 38th minute at Camp Nou, finishing off an excellent collective play initiated by Gerard Martín and assisted by Marc Bernal.

However, Sevilla managed to reduce the deficit during injury time. A forward move by Cancelo left his flank unprotected, which Juanlu Sánchez took advantage of to assist Oso, who calmly beat Joan García in the 45+3 minute.

In the second half, the entry of Fermín López in place of an uninspired Pedri gave new momentum to the Catalans. A quick transition led by the young midfielder ended at the feet of Raphinha, who beat the 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 embarked on a 40-meter run, dribbled past an opponent, and shot into the back of the net, scoring his first goal in this second stint with the club. Before the final whistle, Djibril Sow scored for Sevilla, but it did not change the course of the game. Barcelona remains the leader of La Liga with 70 points, four more than Real Madrid.

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