In the last 10 seasons Barça have picked up 9 wins and a draw
at home to the Andalusian side
FC Barcelona are busy preparing
for Saturday’s game against
Sevilla (8PM CET) at Camp Nou with their international players
now all back with the squad. They are up against a side who
have begun the season well and are currently in fifth place in the
table. Nevertheless, the Andalusians are a team against whom
Barça have an excellent record in recent years. To be more
precise, in the last 10 years the blaugranes have recorded 9
victories and 1 draw in their 10 games against Sevilla in the
league at Camp Nou.
In the season 2008/9 and the following two campaigns Barça
put together a string of convincing victories, winning 4-0, 4-0
and 5-0. Last season Tata Martino’s team won by 3 goals to 2
thanks to last minute injury time winner from Alexis.
The only draw at home to Sevilla in the league in the last 10
years came in the season 2011/12. Barça were unable to find a
way past an inspired Javi Varas in the Sevilla goal. The keeper
even saved a penalty from Leo Messi in added time at the end of
the second half.
Goals for Barça and Messi
In terms of goals, Barça have a clear advantage having scored
28 times in those 10 matches and having conceded just 7. Frank
Rijkaard, Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova and Tata Martino are the
coaches who have recorded those results against Sevilla. In
every Barça victory they have scored at least twice, with an
average of 2.8 goals per game and just 0.7 against.
The Argentine has scored 9 goals in his 8 appearances at Camp
Nou in the league against Sevilla. Messi scored 4 goals in 2
games between 2009 and 2011 in the 5-0 victory and the 4-0
win the following season. The Barça number 10 has another
chance to beat Telmo Zarra’s League goalscoring record this
Saturday against a rival he enjoys playing against.
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