Updated: Oct 5, 2025, 01:09 pm
Lamine Yamal was out injured, Robert Lewandowski missed a potential equalising penalty kick and Barcelona lost their second straight match with a disheartening 4-1 defeat at Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday.
Combined with a midweek loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Barcelona are not entering the international break in a positive mood.
The result also meant that Real Madrid remained top of the table, two points ahead of previously unbeaten Barcelona. Madrid beat Villarreal 3-1 on Saturday.
Sevilla, who beat Barcelona in LaLiga for the first time in a decade, moved up to fourth.
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Yamal aggravated an injury in his groin area against PSG and will be sidelined for two to three weeks.
Alejandro Balde earned a penalty for Barcelona in the 74th minute but Lewandowski shot wide left from the spot after two stutter steps as he saw Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos move where he was aiming.
Isaac Romero scored one goal and earned another for Sevilla as Barcelona struggled early on in 33°C heat (more than 90°F).
Romero was fouled by Ronald Araujo to set up a penalty that former Barcelona winger Alexis Sánchez converted 13 minutes in.
Romero then finished off a counterattack in the 36th to double the advantage after Barcelona defender Jules Koundé was stripped of the ball.
Marcus Rashford pulled one back shortly before the break, using one touch to redirect a cross from Pedri by the far post for his first LaLiga goal since joining Barcelona on loan in July.
After Lewandowski's miss, José Ángel Carmona finished off a counterattack with a long, angled shot past an outstretched Wojciech Szczesny in the 89th minute. Akor Adams added another six minutes into stoppage time.
Barcelona had won their seven previous matches with Sevilla.
