Barcelona’s embarrassing 4-1 defeat at Sevilla on Sunday means Actual Madrid are at present main LaLiga and have all the momentum forward of the worldwide break. The workforce coached by Hansi Flick misplaced their alternative to be on the prime of the standings heading into the second worldwide break of the season, trying inconsistent within the course of. After eight league video games, Actual Madrid are main with a two-point margin on Barcelona after Flick’s first defeat of the LaLiga season and the second in a row after the Champions League loss in opposition to PSG, 2-1, that befell on Wednesday. The 2 Spanish giants will meet for the primary time this season later this month, on Oct. 26, for what is going to change into a key conflict for the title race.  

Barcelona confronted Sevilla on Sunday with out Lamine Yamal, because the Spanish star missed the match after “aggravating an damage to his pubic space,”  the membership introduced on Friday forward of the match, which will even imply he’ll miss the matches with Spain in the course of the break. 

On Sunday, the Blaugrana conceded twice within the first half earlier than Marcus Rashford’s purpose, however within the second half, Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty, after which the house facet managed to attain two extra targets earlier than the ultimate whistle. Sevilla, which gained their first league match in opposition to Barcelona in 10 years, did a favor for Actual Madrid, who are actually again main the standings after profitable on Saturday 3-1 on the Santiago Bernabeu in opposition to Villarreal. 

Chatting with the press after the Sevilla match, Flick spoke in regards to the disappointing efficiency of his workforce.

“The primary half wasn’t good for us. They performed one-on-one and had been very aggressive. We had no options, which is not good. However within the second half, I actually appreciated the workforce’s response. I do not need to speak in regards to the two targets, we do not need excuses. We now have to give attention to the primary half, however a very powerful factor is the response. This defeat is vital, and after the break, we are going to struggle for all of the titles. That is what we would like — we’re workforce. I am not indignant; everybody noticed the state of affairs. I do not need to argue about it. Within the second half, we performed properly. Now we’ve got to maintain going. We do not like dropping 4–1, it is robust, however ultimately, it is only one recreation.”