FC Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 22 September 2007

Result

FC Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla

La Liga · Saturday 22 September 2007, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

FC Barcelona · Sevilla · La Liga predictions

FC Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla: match report

FC Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday 22 September 2007. The half-time score was 0-0.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Lionel Messi (73') and Lionel Messi (79', penalty). Sevilla scored through Frédéric Kanouté (90').

Discipline: FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards; Sevilla received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Barcelona were 5th on 5 points from 3 and Sevilla 2nd on 6 points from 2. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 3rd with 67 points, and Sevilla 4th with 64.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 FC Barcelona wins, 0 draws and 2 for Sevilla.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Gianluca ZambrottaFC Barcelona
  • 36'Yellow card · Jesús NavasSevilla
  • 47'Yellow card · S. KéitaSevilla
  • 54'Yellow card · Ivica DragutinovicSevilla
  • 56'Yellow card · Christian Bjørnshøj PoulsenSevilla
  • 73'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 1-0
  • 79'Penalty goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 2-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Yaya TouréFC Barcelona
  • 83'Yellow card · Frédéric KanoutéSevilla
  • 86'Yellow card · DecoFC Barcelona
  • 90'Goal · Frédéric KanoutéSevilla · 2-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: FC Barcelona 2, draws 0, Sevilla 2.

Team news

FC Barcelona expected line-up

Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Oleguer, Andrés Iniesta, Deco, Ronaldinho, Ludovic Giuly, Víctor Valdés, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gianluca Zambrotta

Sevilla line-up (4-4-2)

Ivica Dragutinovic, Dani Alves, Adriano, Jesús Navas, Julien Escude, Khalid Boulahrouz, Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen, Renato, Seydou Keita, Frédéric Kanouté, Palop