Raphinha scored a superb hat-trick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 per cent record. Hansi Flick's side moved six points clear of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, who visit Atletico Madrid in a derby clash on Sunday. The Spanish champions were given the biggest test of their season but overcame Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, thanks to Raphinha's treble.&nbsp;The Brazil international has started the season in sensational form, playing out of position as a central striker. La Liga's top goalscorer, Raphinha, reached 12 goals in seven league appearances with a second consecutive hat-trick, and scored twice more in the Champions League.&nbsp;Also read| <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/premier-league-brighton-stun-arsenal-3-0-as-defending-champions-suffer-first-loss-1789836131048">Premier League: Brighton stun Arsenal 3-0 as defending champions suffer first loss</a>&nbsp;"We know the quality of Raphinha, and we're very happy about him; he gives us a lot," Flick told reporters. "Today the team gives him the last pass, and he made it happen for us, so it's good.&nbsp;"After these numbers in these eight games, he's very happy to play as a number nine."&nbsp;Barcelona sporting director Deco said the former Leeds winger had agreed to extend his stay at the club until 2030 ahead of the game, and Raphinha celebrated in style.&nbsp;"He's very good and can adapt to any position up front. We give him the balls, and he scores the goals," Barca midfielder Fermin Lopez told Movistar.&nbsp;Flick handed Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic his debut in goal with Joan Garcia out injured.&nbsp;Hosts Sevilla, fifth, started strongly, making Barca uncomfortable, and took the lead through Youssouf Fofana in the 19th minute. Felix Correia escaped Eric Garcia and crossed for Fofana to nod home at the near post.&nbsp;Teenage star Lamine Yamal almost pulled Barca level, but Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos managed to push his curling effort against the post and out.&nbsp;It was no surprise when the Catalans did equalise that it was Raphinha who was the man to score. He cleverly shifted his body weight to escape a defender and slipped the ball home with a low finish.<h2>Relentless Raphinha</h2>Yamal sent another shot over, and after Sevilla fans whistled him, he goaded them to keep doing so. Although the 19-year-old did not score himself, he did create Raphinha's next two goals after the break.&nbsp;Flick said his team improved in the second half and gave the ball away left.&nbsp;"It was a difficult game, especially in the first half... we also gave away the ball too easily a lot, that's not usually our level and our standard, and in the second half it was like that," said Flick.&nbsp;Early in the second period, Yamal crossed, and Raphinha headed home to put Barca in front. Arguably his best finish was yet to come, with Yamal sending Raphinha through, for the Brazilian to dink the ball over the goalkeeper.&nbsp;Barca missed several chances to extend their lead, with Anthony Gordon getting his feet wrong and a Dani Olmo free-kick beaten away.&nbsp;Nevertheless, Barca claimed an eighth win from eight games across all competitions this season, as they continue setting the pace in the Spanish top flight.

Raphinha scores a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 to keep a 100% La Liga record. Read match reaction from Hansi Flick and key highlights here.

Raphinha scored a superb hat-trick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 per cent record. Hansi Flick's side moved six points clear of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, who visit Atletico Madrid in a derby clash on Sunday. The Spanish champions were given the biggest test of their season but overcame Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, thanks to Raphinha's treble. The Brazil international has started the season in sensational form, playing out of position as a central striker. La Liga's top goalscorer, Raphinha, reached 12 goals in seven league appearances with a second consecutive hat-trick, and scored twice more in the Champions League. Also read| Premier League: Brighton stun Arsenal 3-0 as defending champions suffer first loss "We know the quality of Raphinha, and we're very happy about him; he gives us a lot," Flick told reporters. "Today the team gives him the last pass, and he made it happen for us, so it's good. "After these numbers in these eight games, he's very happy to play as a number nine." Barcelona sporting director Deco said the former Leeds winger had agreed to extend his stay at the club until 2030 ahead of the game, and Raphinha celebrated in style. "He's very good and can adapt to any position up front. We give him the balls, and he scores the goals," Barca midfielder Fermin Lopez told Movistar. Flick handed Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic his debut in goal with Joan Garcia out injured. Hosts Sevilla, fifth, started strongly, making Barca uncomfortable, and took the lead through Youssouf Fofana in the 19th minute. Felix Correia escaped Eric Garcia and crossed for Fofana to nod home at the near post. Teenage star Lamine Yamal almost pulled Barca level, but Sevilla goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos managed to push his curling effort against the post and out. It was no surprise when the Catalans did equalise that it was Raphinha who was the man to score. He cleverly shifted his body weight to escape a defender and slipped the ball home with a low finish. Relentless Raphinha Yamal sent another shot over, and after Sevilla fans whistled him, he goaded them to keep doing so. Although the 19-year-old did not score himself, he did create Raphinha's next two goals after the break. Flick said his team improved in the second half and gave the ball away left. "It was a difficult game, especially in the first half... we also gave away the ball too easily a lot, that's not usually our level and our standard, and in the second half it was like that," said Flick. Early in the second period, Yamal crossed, and Raphinha headed home to put Barca in front. Arguably his best finish was yet to come, with Yamal sending Raphinha through, for the Brazilian to dink the ball over the goalkeeper. Barca missed several chances to extend their lead, with Anthony Gordon getting his feet wrong and a Dani Olmo free-kick beaten away. Nevertheless, Barca claimed an eighth win from eight games across all competitions this season, as they continue setting the pace in the Spanish top flight.

Raphinha scores a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 to keep a 100% La Liga record. Read match reaction from Hansi Flick and key highlights here.

Raphinha hat-trick powers Barcelona to 3-1 win over Sevilla in La Liga

Barcelona's Champions League run ended with 2-1 loss against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of quarter-final on Tuesday (Apr 14). The Spanish giants lost the two-legged round of 8 with 3-2 aggregate loss, having lost the first leg 2-0 last week at home, Camp Nou. Both the matches saw one Barca player getting a red card, making them play with 10-man team. On Tuesday (Apr 14), Eric Garcia was handed the red card in the 79th minute - a controversial decision - which injured Barca player Raphina described at stealing by the referees. To add to the insult, Fermin Lopez suffered a horrific injury in the game as well.<h2>Why Garcia was given red card in Barcelona vs Atletico?</h2>In the 79th minute of the game, Garcia was found guilty of pulling down Atletico's Alexander Sorloth. Referee Clement Turpin checked the VAR review before sending centre-back out of the pitch. Have a look at the video below:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">Pedri lost the ball due to his careless spinning which led to Eric Garcia’s red and the tie being over. Will anybody talk about this tho? Probably not! <a href="https://t.co/iqgW4UAJ0k">pic.twitter.com/iqgW4UAJ0k</a>&mdash; َ (@Asensii20) <a href="https://twitter.com/Asensii20/status/2044167765758464415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Holding nothing back, Raphina came out all guns blazing against Turpin and said to reporters after the game: "As far as I’m concerned, it was ‌a robbery, not just this match but the other one (the first leg) as well. I ‌think ⁠the refereeing is going really badly; the decisions ⁠he (Turpin) makes are unbelievable ... I really want to understand why they’re so afraid that Barcelona will come and win."Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/champions-league-dembele-brace-ensures-psg-brush-aside-liverpool-to-enter-last-4-1776220190057">Champions League | Dembele brace helps PSG brush past Liverpool to enter last 4</a><h2>Barcelona lose appeal against first-leg red card as well</h2>Before the second leg, Barcelona suffered another jolt when they lost the appeal for an incident from the first leg. Atletico's Marc Pubill had handled the ball and Barcelona appealed to UEFA against not getting a penalty. The European football body, however, rejected the appeal and deemed it inadmissible."Following the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg between Barcelona and Atlético, Barcelona filed a protest relating to a referee decision," read a short statement by UEFA on Tuesday. "The UEFA Control Ethics and Disciplinary Body has declared the protest to be inadmissible."<h2>Lopez injury adds salt out wounds</h2>Fermin Lopez tried to score the third goal for his team but instead got the boot, literally. He dived in the opposition box for a header but Atletico goalkeeper's boot found his face after the header went wide. The impact left Lopez gushing blood as the game stopped, allowing him to get medical attention and recover.

In the 79th minute of the game, Garcia was found guilty of pulling down Atletico's Alexander Sorloth. Referee Clement Turpin checked the VAR review before sending centre-back out of the pitch. 

Barcelona's Champions League run ended with 2-1 loss against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of quarter-final on Tuesday (Apr 14). The Spanish giants lost the two-legged round of 8 with 3-2 aggregate loss, having lost the first leg 2-0 last week at home, Camp Nou. Both the matches saw one Barca player getting a red card, making them play with 10-man team. On Tuesday (Apr 14), Eric Garcia was handed the red card in the 79th minute - a controversial decision - which injured Barca player Raphina described at stealing by the referees. To add to the insult, Fermin Lopez suffered a horrific injury in the game as well. Why Garcia was given red card in Barcelona vs Atletico? In the 79th minute of the game, Garcia was found guilty of pulling down Atletico's Alexander Sorloth. Referee Clement Turpin checked the VAR review before sending centre-back out of the pitch. Have a look at the video below:

In the 79th minute of the game, Garcia was found guilty of pulling down Atletico's Alexander Sorloth. Referee Clement Turpin checked the VAR review before sending centre-back out of the pitch.&nbsp;

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Hansi Flick wasn’t pleased with Barcelona’s performance in his side’s 3-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday, saying the table toppers did not play at their level. Robert Lewandowski and winger Lamine Yamal was among the goal scorers, but Flick complained that the playing and passing were too slow for his liking. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s latest win stirred the team four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid on the Liga standings. Marc Bernal was also on the target late in the game as Barcelona enjoyed success at the partially opened Camp Nou stadium.&nbsp;"I was not happy... we were not on our level, the playing and passing was too slow," admitted Flick, who demanded more from his side going forward. "The first half was not how Barca want to play, (but) the second half was much better."&nbsp;Mallorca target man Vedat Muriqi came close early on as he slid in at the back post but hit the side netting, while Jan Virgili's shot was saved by Joan Garcia.&nbsp;Marcus Rashford added some urgency into Barca's game after a listless start, curling inches wide of the far post after cutting in from the left. A blocked shot from the England international led to the opener, with Dani Olmo knocking the rebound to Lewandowski to finish from close range.&nbsp;Rashford's dangerous free-kick was tipped onto the bar by Mallorca stopper Leo Roman, and Yamal missed from point-blank range as Jules Kounde sent the rebound into his path. The 18-year-old made amends in the second half with a superb shot from outside the area which left Roman with no chance. It was his fourth goal in four games, with Yamal in his best form of the season.<h3>Watch Yamal's sensational goal -</h3>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">LAMINE YAMAL Best in the world. <a href="https://t.co/0XGqjurmwO">pic.twitter.com/0XGqjurmwO</a>&mdash; Manu. (@GxlDePaulinho) <a href="https://twitter.com/GxlDePaulinho/status/2020176180310331773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"He kept his energy for the second half and the goal. Lamine is fantastic," said Flick.<h3>Bernal's breakthrough</h3>Midfielder Marc Casado struck the crossbar with a deflected effort as Barca could have opened up a wider lead. At the other end, Garcia earned his clean sheet with a good save to thwart Antonio Sanchez, before Bernal rounded off Barca's victory. The 18-year-old midfielder broke in behind the Mallorca defence, showed composure to open up a shooting angle and finished with the aid of a deflection, his first goal for the club.&nbsp;Bernal broke into the first team at the start of last season but a severe knee injury in August 2024 kept him out for around a year and delayed his progress.&nbsp;"It's a great joy for him, when a player has such a bad injury we all feel it, we suffered with him... I'm very happy for him," Casado told Movistar.&nbsp;(With inputs from AFP)

Lamine Yamal continues hot form in the Barcelona jersey this season, smashing four goals in last four games.

Hansi Flick wasn’t pleased with Barcelona’s performance in his side’s 3-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday, saying the table toppers did not play at their level. Robert Lewandowski and winger Lamine Yamal was among the goal scorers, but Flick complained that the playing and passing were too slow for his liking. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s latest win stirred the team four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid on the Liga standings. Marc Bernal was also on the target late in the game as Barcelona enjoyed success at the partially opened Camp Nou stadium. "I was not happy... we were not on our level, the playing and passing was too slow," admitted Flick, who demanded more from his side going forward. "The first half was not how Barca want to play, (but) the second half was much better." Mallorca target man Vedat Muriqi came close early on as he slid in at the back post but hit the side netting, while Jan Virgili's shot was saved by Joan Garcia. Marcus Rashford added some urgency into Barca's game after a listless start, curling inches wide of the far post after cutting in from the left. A blocked shot from the England international led to the opener, with Dani Olmo knocking the rebound to Lewandowski to finish from close range. Rashford's dangerous free-kick was tipped onto the bar by Mallorca stopper Leo Roman, and Yamal missed from point-blank range as Jules Kounde sent the rebound into his path. The 18-year-old made amends in the second half with a superb shot from outside the area which left Roman with no chance. It was his fourth goal in four games, with Yamal in his best form of the season. Watch Yamal's sensational goal -

Lamine Yamal continues hot form in the Barcelona jersey this season, smashing four goals in last four games.

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