Dembele scores last-minute goal to get Barcelona close to La Liga lead 2 minutes read
Barcelona, Spain, Apr 5 (efe-epa).- A goal by Ousmane Dembele in the 90th minute was the last-minute strike that broke the logjam between Barcelona and Valladolid and put Ronald Koeman’s Catalonian squad just one ranking point behind struggling La Liga leader Atletico de Madrid on Monday.
The match was played before empty stands due to coronavirus gathering restrictions.
In virtually every way an agonizing match against a rival playing from the 79th minute onward with just 10 men on the pitch after Plano’s red-card expulsion, the win gave a huge confidence boost to Barca, which needed to win but did not play very well against a squad that fended off every scoring attempt until Dembele hunted down the ball and got it into the twine in the final seconds.
Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona: Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele strike in huge win over title rivals as Ronald Koeman's men move two points behind leaders Atletico and extend unbeaten league run to 15 games
Lionel Messi scored a brilliant late goal as Barcelona won 2-0 at Sevilla to rise to second in LaLiga on Saturday
The striker set up Ousmane Dembele's opener and struck with five minutes to play to seal an important win
Barcelona leapfrogged Real Madrid with the result and extended their unbeaten run in LaLiga to 15 matches
Barca are now two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, although Messi's side have played two games more