Barcelona FC's Winning Streak In La Liga Ends With 1-1 Draw Against Sevilla At Camp Nou, Key Highlights Of Game

The draw against Sevilla meant that Messi and Co. had to share honours for the first time in the season after winning handsomely against Villareal and Celta Vigo in their opening encounters of the season.

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Spanish soccer giants Barcelona were given a bit of a wake up call early in their La Liga season as Sevilla forced a 1-1 draw against the Catalan Giants on their home turf at Camp Nou on Monday (October 5) . The draw against Sevilla meant that Messi and Co. had to share honours for the first time in the season after winning handsomely against Villareal (4-0) and trouncing Celta Vigo (3-0) in their opening two encounters of the 2020-21 La Liga season. Here are the key highlights of the Barcelona FC vs Sevilla Game In La Liga Luuk de Jong Puts Sevilla In The Lead Against Barcelona In Just Eight Minutes It was goal fest in the first ten minutes of the game as both Sevilla and Barcelona found the back of the net. It was Julen Lopetegui-coached Sevilla who took the lead in the 8th minute when Dutchman Luuk de Jong took advantage of a failed corner clearance and scored on the rebound. Brazilian Philippe Coutinho Equalizes For Barcelona FC Barcelona equalized within two minutes of conceding the lead as Brazilian Philippe Coutinho made the most of poor defensive clearance by Jesus Navas coming from a Lionel Messi cross to 17-year-old sensation Ansu Fati. Antoine Griezmann Squanders Some Easy Goal Scoring Opportunities French star striker Antoine Griezmann who has looked out of sorts since moving to Camp Nou squandered away some really good chances to put Barcelona in the lead again. US Footballer Sergino Dest Makes Debut For Barcelona In La Liga The La Liga Super Sunday clash also marked the debut of American footballer Sergino Dest for Barcelona. Best achieved a unique honour of sorts as he became the first U.S. men's national team player to represent Barcelona.

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???????? Sergiño Dest is #LaLigaHistory! #BarçaSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/eFPASof7wF — LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) October 4, 2020

Barcelona Denied Penalty In Dying Stage of Match Barcelona seemed to have a great opportunity in the dying stages of the match after Diego Carlos appeared to have fouled Lionel Messi inside the penalty box. However, much to their disappointment the hosts were denied a late penalty as no VAR check was conducted. What Bearing Does The Result Have On La Liga Standings Barcelona's first draw in the season drops them to fifth place in the La Liga Table, three points behind leaders and arch rivals Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Sevilla are a spot below Barcelona at sixth place with same points but a inferior goal difference.