Robert Lewandowski continued his blistering form with a brilliant brace to send Barcelona three points clear at the top of the La Liga table following an easy 5-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday.
The veteran striker broke the deadlock from the spot in a dominant first-half from Barca, before Pedri doubled the host’s lead with a brilliant finish from the edge of the box.
Before the break, Lewandowski put Barca further ahead when he steered home Raphinha’s low cross, positioning himself well to avoid the offside flag and give his side a three-goal cushion inside 39 minutes.
It was a matter of damage limitation for Sevilla, with Norway shot-stopper Orjan Haskjold Nyland called into action to deny Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal with great saves. But they could not prevent a fourth Barca goal, with substitute Pablo Torre steering Jules Kounde’s cross into the bottom-left corner to add gloss to the scoreline.
In a huge boost for Hansi Flick’s side, Gavi made his return from a lengthy injury in the late stages, making his first appearance since suffering a knee ligament injury in November 2023.
Sevilla hit back late on through Stanis Idumbo Muzambo to deny Barca a clean sheet, but Torre restored the four-goal advantage to seal a late brace of his own.
Barca have now won nine of their opening 10 matches in the Spanish top-flight and travel to Madrid on Saturday for the first El Clasico of the season against Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, who sit in second place.
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