Raphinha hat-trick fires Barcelona past Sevilla to stay top

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Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Sevilla - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - March 15, 2026 FC Barcelona's Raphinha in action with Sevilla's Tanguy Nianzou REUTERS/Albert Gea
Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Sevilla - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - March 15, 2026 FC Barcelona's Raphinha celebrates scoring their fourth goal, completing his hat-trick REUTERS/Albert Gea
Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Sevilla - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - March 15, 2026 Sevilla's Jose Angel Carmona concedes a penalty against FC Barcelona's Joao Cancelo REUTERS/Albert Gea

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BARCELONA, March 15 : Barcelona eased to a 5-2 victory over Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday as Raphinha struck a hat-trick to keep Hansi Flick's side four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Raphinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the ninth minute after Joao Cancelo was fouled and he added a second penalty in the 21st following a VAR-awarded handball decision.

Dani Olmo made it 3-0 in the 38th minute when he finished Marc Bernal's cross on a counter-attack. Sevilla pulled one back in first-half added time through Oso's volley.

Raphinha completed his treble six minutes after the break with a deflected strike that wrongfooted the keeper, and Cancelo added a fifth on the hour with a low drive. Oso set up Djibril Sow for Sevilla's late second.

Source: Reuters

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