Barcelona are unbeaten since the turn of the year and are aiming to secure a third successive La Liga victory on Sunday evening when they face Sevilla.
Keen to take advantage of dropped points in Saturday’s Madrid derby and fresh from a 5-0 demolition of Valencia in the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening, La Blaugrana will be full of confidence ahead of their trip to Seville. Having won the reverse fixture 5-1 in October, Barcelona have now triumphed in their previous six meetings with the Andalusian side.
Sevilla may be unbeaten in their last four matches but are currently sat 12th in La Liga following a mediocre campaign. Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta’s side have struggled for consistency and will be fearing the worst ahead of Barcelona’s visit.
Here is 90min’s guide to the encounter.
Sevilla vs Barcelona head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Sevilla |
Barcelona |
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Getafe 0-0 Sevilla – 01/02/25 |
Valencia 0-5 Barcelona – 06/02/25 |
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Sevilla 1-1 Espanyol – 25/01/25 |
Barcelona 1-0 Alaves – 02/02/25 |
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Girona 1-2 Sevilla – 18/01/25 |
Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta – 29/01/25 |
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Sevilla 1-1 Valencia – 11/01/25 |
Barcelona 7-1 Valencia – 26/01/25 |
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Almeria 4-1 Sevilla – 04/01/25 |
Benfica 4-5 Barcelona – 21/01/25 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV |
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United States |
fuboTV, ESPN+, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes |
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Canada |
TSN+ |
Sevilla were dealt two fitness blows during Thursday’s training session as Albert Sambi Lokonga and Akor Adams suffered hamstring and thigh injuries respectively. Both will miss out on Sunday’s clash with Barcelona.
Pimienta is already without Tanguy Nianzou and Jose Angel Carmona, too.
Dodi Lukebakio will be the man Barcelona must watch carefully, with the Belgium international having scored nine times in La Liga this season. Atletico Madrid loanee Saul Niguez will be the creator in the engine room.
Sevilla predicted lineup vs Barcelona (4-3-3): Nyland; Salas, Bade, Gudelj, Pedrosa; Niguez, Agoume, Sow; Lukebakio, Romero, Vargas.
Barcelona could welcome Gavi back into the fold after the midfielder suffered a head injury during the narrow win over Deportivo Alaves last weekend. He missed out on the midweek win over Valencia alongside long-term absentees Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen.
Dani Olmo made his comeback from injury on Thursday as he arrived from the bench, while Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo should be well rested for the clash with Sevilla after being unused substitutes against Valencia.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Sevilla (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Barcelona are clear favourites on Sunday and have an impressive recent record against Sevilla. They haven’t lost this fixture since February 2021 and smashed five past them earlier this term in La Liga.
While the result might not be quite so emphatic this time around, Barcelona should strut to victory in Seville. They are the division’s top scorers by some distance with 60 goals in 22 matches and should have extra motivation knowing they can close the gap on the top two this weekend.
