Held Draw by Sevilla, Lionel Messi et al. Didn’t Move

DBasia.news – Barcelona failed to win three points when playing against Sevilla. Quique Setien’s squad were forced to draw against Sevilla with a score of 0-0 on Saturday (6/20). The match made Lionel Messi et al unable to develop their game.

Need a victory to keep distance from Real Madrid, Barcelona played with a 4-4-2 scheme. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi became the Blaugrana goal machine. Meanwhile, Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic maintain the depth in midfield.

Sevilla responded to Barcelona’s tactics by playing 4-3-3. Fernando became the creator in the second line, while Luuk de Jong was trusted to be the striker.

Despite recording 68 percent possession, the match was not easy for Barcelona. Sevilla who lost the quality of applying the style of playing hard. In total, the host team created 19 fouls.

Sevillas’s choice of playing hard went well. Throughout the match, Barcelona could only release nine shots. Of the nine shots, only three led to the goal.

Some of those opportunities were made from the actions of Lionel Messi, Ivan Rakitic, and Luis Suarez. However, nothing ended into the goal.

Based on Opta Jose’s record, it was the first time Barcelona failed to score against Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in 16 matches when Lionel Messi was on the field. Of the note, Barcelona incised nine wins, five draws, and two defeats.

Lionel Messi did not make many chances in the game. La Pulga was doomed by Sevilla’s loud game.

The draw also made Barcelona threatened by Real Madrid. Now, the two teams are only three points away. Los Blancos will just held their 30th match on Monday (6/22).