Barcelona came, saw and
conquered as the Spanish champions defeated Sevilla 2-0 at Ramon Sanchez
Pizjuan on Sunday.
Luis Enrique lauded
Barcelona after their first-leg win over Sevilla in the Supercopa de Espana,
though he warned the tie is far from over according to Goal.
After a goalless opening
half and losing captain Andres Iniesta and Jeremy Mathieu to injuries, Luis
Suarez and Munir El Haddadi struck to give Barca a two-goal cushion heading to
Camp Nou for Wednesday’s return leg, much to Luis Enrique’s delight.
“We continue with the same
ambition as always. This team knows sacrifice and we are competing for all the
titles and we got a great result,” Luis Enrique said.
“We played a good game both
defensively and offensively especially in the second half. I’m very pleased
with everything.”
Barca struggled to click
into gear during the first half as hosts Sevilla made most of the running in
the absence of Iniesta and Mathieu, who succumbed to knee and hamstring
injuries respectively.
Luis Enrique’s men finally
found their way following the interval as Suarez opened the scoring in the 54th
minute, finishing clinically after being cleverly set up by Arda Turan.
Second-half substitute
Munir then sealed the win with nine minutes remaining, when he placed the ball
beyond Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
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