"Raphinha gratefully accepted the chance as he calmly dinked home a Panenka-style penalty. The Brazilian doubled the lead with a second spot-kick on 21 minutes after Cancelo again caused problems in the Sevilla box. This time he wrong-footed José Ángel Carmona with a sharp move and the defender struck the ball with his hand as he slipped."
"Barca's victory was their 12th in succession at the Nou Camp since returning to their spiritual home in November and took their goal tally in that sequence to 39. They did it largely without Lamine Yamal, who was kept on the bench until the 67th minute as Flick opted to give the teenage star some rest."
"Olmo, who had earlier forced a good save from Odisseas Vlachodimos with a long-range drive, added the third as Sevilla were picked apart in the 38th minute. Marc Bernal was sent clear down the left and his low cross took a slight deflection to roll perfectly into the path of Olmo, who struck first time from just inside the area."
Barcelona dominated Sevilla 5-2 at the Nou Camp, with Raphinha scoring a hat trick including two penalties. Dani Olmo and João Cancelo also contributed goals as Hansi Flick's side prepared for their Champions League tie against Newcastle. Barcelona achieved their 12th consecutive home victory since November, accumulating 39 goals during this streak. Lamine Yamal was rested on the bench until the 67th minute. Sevilla scored through Oso and Djibril Sow but were comprehensively outplayed. The victory represented revenge for Barcelona's 4-1 defeat to Sevilla in October.
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