Raphinha hat-trick fires Barcelona past Sevilla to stay top

Barcelona eased to a 5-2 victory over Sevilla in LaLiga on Sunday as Raphinha ‌struck a hat-trick to keep Hansi Flick’s side four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Raphinha opened the ⁠scoring from the penalty spot in the ninth minute after Joao Cancelo was fouled and he added a second penalty in the 21st following a VAR-awarded handball decision.
Dani Olmo made it 3-0 in the 38th minute ‌when ⁠he finished Marc Bernal’s cross on a counter-attack. Sevilla pulled one back in first-half added time through Oso’s volley.
Raphinha ⁠completed his treble six minutes after the break with a deflected strike that wrongfooted ⁠the keeper, and Cancelo added a fifth on the hour with ⁠a low drive.
Oso set up Djibril Sow for Sevilla’s late second.