article_snippet.sent: A year ago Barcelona travelled to Andalusia to face Granada and left a beaten side, both of whom title challenge hitting an iceberg.
article_snippet.sent: Goals from Lionel Messi and Neymar looked to have ended Sevilla’s amazing 14-month unbeaten home record in La Liga, but Unai Emery’s men showed why Unai Emery’s men are so hard to beat with a momentous comeback.
article_snippet.sent: Gerard Deulofeu also shows how Sevilla won the Europa League last season and why Unai Emery’s men are aiming to reach the Champions League this year.
article_snippet.sent: Real Madrid had already done their part on Saturday afternoon, seeing off Eibar at the Santiago Bernabeu and then desperately hoped Sevilla would be able to do their.
article_snippet.sent: Something had to give at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, whether it was Sevilla's streak, or Barcelona's nine-game winning run.
article_snippet.sent: It was Barcelona who last did the damage here in February 2014, but their could not do it again.
article_snippet.sent: Sevilla are good opponents for Messi, who has scored more goals against his season's tally than any other side, bar Atletico Madrid.
article_snippet.sent: When the big games have come around this season, Barcelona have brought the big games big game.
article_snippet.sent: Emery undid Barcelona with three substitutions, all of which paid dividends.
article_snippet.sent: What makes things worse for Barcelona is that this game is just the start of a brutal fortnight.
article_snippet.sent: Then it’s PSG again three days later, before a Catalan derby at Espanyol.
article_snippet.sent: Real Madrid still have to come to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan and to a man, Barcelona’s side will testify to the difficulty of emerging with three points.