It was another beautiful evening in the Camp Nou as Barcelona were able to build on their advantage from the first leg three days ago to beat Sevilla.
The Preview:
Going into the match, Barca had an advantage of two away goals. The starting eleven was completely changed. Iniesta was out due an injury in the first leg, Pique,Rakitic and Suarez were on the bench, probably to get rest for the Liga opener on Saturday. Similar was the case with Sevilla who had their captain Adil Rami out.
The Match:
The first goal game early in the 10th. A typical Barcelona goal; Messi to Gomes and back to Messi who gave a beautiful through ball to Arda Turan who didn't disappoint. Sevilla gained a chance a to equalize through a penalty courtesy of a handball by Umtiti. However, the shot was saved by Bravo. Barca's second goal was also scored by Turan who found a loose ball on the edge of area and slotted home from a distance. The third goal was real shock. An inch perfect cross from Lucas Digne found Lionel Messi, and the little man did beautifully to head into the bottom left corner. Stunning! Both teams had chances after that but the tie had been pretty much decided. And, in the end, Messi lifted his first trophy as the man with the armband.
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