Madrid: Robert Lewandowski scored two more goals to take his tally to 12 in Spain’s top domestic football league ‘La Liga’ as Barcelona defeated Sevilla 5-1. In this match played for Barcelona on Sunday, Pablo Torre also scored two goals while Pedri scored one goal. With this win, Barcelona has taken the top position in the table with a three-point lead over arch-rivals Real Madrid. When these two teams clash with each other this week, Barcelona’s morale will be high.
Veteran midfielder Gavi for Barcelona returned to the field after almost a year after recovering from a knee injury. He came on the field in place of Pedri in the 83rd minute of the match. Poland’s legend Lewandowski scored goals in the 24th minute and 39th minute of the match. Pedri scored two goals in the 28th minute while Terry (82nd and 88th minute) increased the team’s victory margin by scoring two goals within six minutes.
Stanis Idumbo scored a consolation goal for Sevilla. In other matches, Atletico Madrid beat Leganes 3-1 while Villarreal and Getafe ended in a 1-1 draw. Mallorca defeated Rayo Vallecano 1–0.