Sevilla kept on pressing and they were back on the lead through Argentine Mercado close to half time. Ernesto Valverde was forced to make half time changes bringing in Sergie Roberto and Ousmane Dembele who quickly turned the game to Blaugrana’s favour.
The Barca captain soon equalized for the champions with a strike just outside the box before sending the Catalans into the lead through a cheeky chip over Sevilla’s custodian after Carlse Alena’s shot was deflected.
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In the extra time, Messi looped over the hosts defense finding onside Luis Suarez who treated Sevilla’s goalkeeper with a loop to give the visitors a hard fought 4-2 win.
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