Barcelona are ‘winter champions’, an honorary title, after a 4-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday evening and are now five points clear at the top of La Liga.
After a goalless first half, Escudé started the ball rolling….into his own net. Pedro, on as a substitute, scored the second and then Lionel Messi grabbed a pair to put the result beyond doubt. Messi has now scored 100 goals for Barcelona.
Real Madrid suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Athletic Bilbao, Llorente getting the only goal of the match after only three minutes of play. Real had several chances to at least salvage a point but it wasn’t their day.