La Liga: Barcelona move within inches off the tabletop

Barcelona saw off Sevilla with a 2-0 victory to move to second, two points off La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid who have two games in hand.

Today's win moves @FCBarcelona up to second… 📈#LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/3OmDCPzmvf

— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) February 27, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS | Messi and @Dembouz strike as @FCBarcelona move to within two points of top spot! 🔥

📺 #SevillaFCBarça pic.twitter.com/nxLB7VQjfy

— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) February 27, 2021

Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring for the visitors in the 29th minute off a Lionel Messi assist in the first half.

💥 BOOOOOOOOOOOM! @Dembouz PUTS BARÇA UP 1-0! #SEVILLABARÇA pic.twitter.com/aOyokAp7C3

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 27, 2021

HALFTIME

0️⃣ Sevilla
1️⃣ Barça (@Dembouz, 29')#SevillaBarça pic.twitter.com/bttB4dxHaF

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 27, 2021

Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet had a header disallowed for offside – and then Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri also had one ruled out for offside.

After the break, Messi scrambled home a second in the 85th minute to seal things off and end a 10-game winning run in domestic competitions for the in-form Sevilla.

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 BOOOOOOOOOOM! A RELENTLESS LEO #MESSI EXTENDS BARÇA'S LEAD TO 2-0! pic.twitter.com/NSmclG9trb

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 27, 2021

1⃣9⃣ goals now for Messi this season in #LaLigaSantander. 👑

🌟 #Goalscorers 🌟 pic.twitter.com/fpnYix0YbE

— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) February 27, 2021

Both sides meet again on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg, with Sevilla having a 2-0 advantage from the first leg.

SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2021

• Sevilla 0 Barcelona 2
• FT
• Eibar 1 Huesca 1
• FT
• Alavés 0 Osasuna 1
• FT
• Getafe 3 Valencia 0
• FT