Barcelona suffered their first La Liga defeat of the season in humiliating fashion as Sevilla cruised to a 4-1 victory in Andalusia on Sunday.

Araujo’s error sparks Sevilla’s dominance

Ronald Araujo’s foul on Isaac Romero inside the box gifted Sevilla an early breakthrough, confirmed after a VAR review.

Former Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez converted from the spot to make it 1-0. Romero then doubled the lead ten minutes before halftime, finishing a precise pass from Ruben Vargas after missing two earlier chances.

Rashford offers hope, Lewandowski falters

Marcus Rashford briefly gave Barcelona hope with his first La Liga goal from a superb Pedri cross just before the break.

However, Robert Lewandowski wasted a golden chance to equalise in the 76th minute, sending his penalty wide after Alejandro Balde was fouled.

Sevilla seal the rout late on

Jose Angel Carmona’s finish and Akor Adams’ stoppage-time strike completed a dominant display for Sevilla, sending the home crowd into raptures.

The defeat marks back-to-back losses for Hansi Flick’s side after their Champions League setback against PSG.

Barcelona remain second on the table, while Sevilla climb to fourth after their famous victory.