Spanish Supercopa: Sevilla-Barcelona, What happened in the first leg
A weaker Barcelona side containing a number of Barcelona B players managed to take the lead against Sevilla on August 14, on 20 minutes. Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic amazingly received a pass from Maxwell before placing the ball past Andre Palop at the surprise of his opposing defenders. Instead of killing the Andalusians, the introduction of Lionel Messi rather strengthened the hosts who started who feel the game’s powerful heat.
After the hour mark, Brazilian superstar Luis Fabiano stunned the Barcelona defense with a low shot, and Malian legend Kanoute then came off the bench to bury the Catalans. It was with the nice help of Alvaro Negredo and Diego Perotti that the 2008 African Footballer of the Year was capable of scoring a late double to give Sevilla a 2-goal advantage ahead of the Spanish Supercopa’s second leg at the Camp Nou.