European football: Sevilla’s Alexis Sánchez launches rout of Barcelona | European club football

Sevilla thrashed Barcelona 4-1 on Sunday, ending the champions’ unbeaten begin in La Liga and denying them a possibility to return to the highest of the desk.

Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s supervisor, mentioned: “At present, I’ve to just accept this defeat, and I’m wanting optimistic, in a approach. We additionally see the destructive factors in our recreation, which we have now to vary. The primary half wasn’t good … we had no options to play out, it was actually not good. However within the second half, the response, I admire loads. What we did, how we performed, it was actually good to see.

“With this defeat, this emotion … it’s essential that we hold it, and after we begin once more after the break, we are going to struggle. We’ll struggle for each title.”

Sevilla took the lead within the thirteenth minute, after Isaac Romero went down whereas jostling for the ball with Ronald Araújo close to Barcelona’s six-yard field. Alexis Sánchez despatched former Arsenal teammate Wojciech Szczesny the flawed method to convert the spot kick.

Romero doubled Sevilla’s lead within the thirty seventh minute, however Marcus Rashford scored from Pedri’s lobbed cross to make it 2-1 simply earlier than half-time.

Barcelona had an opportunity to equalise when Adnan Januzaj introduced down Alejandro Balde, however Robert Lewandowski fired extensive from the spot within the 76th minute earlier than José Ángel Carmona and Akor Adams scored two late objectives, because the guests remained two factors behind the leaders, Actual Madrid.

“It’s one of many happiest days of my life. We deserved to win from begin to end,” mentioned José Ángel Carmona, who scored Sevilla’s third purpose.

The Barcelona midfielder Pedri mentioned: “We lacked depth, we couldn’t get the ball out of our half, we didn’t know what to do with the ball … we have been by no means at our greatest. We have to enhance quite a lot of issues in order that we will begin profitable video games once more after the break.”

Celta Vigo and Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 within the late recreation. Atlético led by a sixth-minute personal purpose from Carl Starfelt earlier than Clément Lenglet was despatched off 5 minutes earlier than half-time. The hosts took benefit halfway by the second half when Iago Aspas equalised however Celta couldn’t discover the winner.

Christian Pulisic missed a penalty as Milan needed to accept a 0-0 draw away to Juventus on Sunday, denying the guests a return to the highest of the Serie A standings.

After Napoli and Roma, together with Inter, all registered wins over the weekend, the stress was on Milan and Juventus to maintain tempo on the prime, resulting in a cagey recreation.

Massimiliano Allegri was again at Juventus as an adversary, taking over the membership the place he gained 5 league titles in his eight seasons in Turin, however there was no completely satisfied return for the Milan supervisor.

The primary half introduced little in the way in which of leisure, however each side did handle to create scoring alternatives, with the hosts let down by the struggling striker Jonathan David.

David had the purpose at his mercy when arrange by Pierre Kalulu within the field however misplaced his footing on the essential second whereas for Milan, Santiago Giménez continued his Serie A scoring drought.

A nook shortly after the break gave Juventus a gilt-edged likelihood to take the lead however the Milan keeper Mike Maignan unfold himself to maintain out Federico Gatti’s shot from point-blank vary. Minutes later, Milan had their golden alternative when Lloyd Kelly bundled over Giménez within the field however Pulisic blazed his penalty over the bar.

Second-half objectives from André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Rasmus Højlund helped Napoli battle again to earn a 2-1 dwelling win over Genoa.

Napoli’s excellent begin to the league marketing campaign was ended by a 2-1 loss at Milan final weekend, and Antonio Conte’s aspect risked a second successive defeat earlier than a spirited fightback.

Conte opted to relaxation Kevin De Bruyne, for the primary 50 minutes not less than, after the Belgian midfielder had began all seven video games this season, bringing in winger David Neres, however it was Anguissa who proved very important to Napoli.

Genoa took the lead with an audacious piece of magic from Jeff Ekhator within the thirty third minute. Brooke Norton-Cuffy rounded Mathias Olivera, took the ball into the world and squared a cross which 18-year-old Ekhator completed off with a deft back-heel strike from simply contained in the six-yard field.

Leonardo Spinazzola additionally got here on and it was his cross which led to Napoli’s equaliser 12 minutes after the break with their first effort on track.

Genoa’s Johan Vásquez bought to the cross forward of Højlund however the unfastened ball bounced kindly for the unmarked Anguissa to pounce with a header. Then, quarter-hour from time, Anguissa’s shot was parried away by the keeper and this time Højlund was there to capitalise with a low strike from the sting of the six-yard field.

Roma fell behind early however got here away with a 2-1 win at Fiorentina, to go away the hosts ready for his or her first league win of the season.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma had conceded only one purpose of their 5 league outings however it was Fiorentina who have been in entrance within the 14th minute when a ball excessive by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia discovered Moise Kean. Kean twisted and turned his approach in direction of the world earlier than rifling a shot from exterior the field into the far prime nook to internet his first purpose of the season.

The lead lasted all of eight minutes earlier than Artem Dovbyk’s backheeled flick from contained in the field ended with Matías Soulé’s first-time cannoned shot from the sting of the world which left Fiorentina keeper David de Gea with no likelihood.

Roma took the lead on the half-hour mark from a nook. Bryan Cristante misplaced his marker and powered a bullet header from exterior the six-yard field.

Kean had one other likelihood earlier than the break however this time his effort smashed off the upright and within the second half Fiorentina substitute Roberto Piccoli noticed his strike from distance bounce off the crossbar.

In Ligue 1 on Sunday evening, Paris Saint-Germain have been held 1-1 at Lille. Nuno Mendes put the guests forward within the 66th minute earlier than Ethan Mbappé scored an equaliser in opposition to his former membership 5 minutes from time. PSG keep prime with 16 factors whereas Lille climb to seventh.