BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona’s teenage sensation Pedri scored a powerful objective within the second half to safe a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in LaLiga after extending their successful streak to 5 video games.
The 19-year-old Pedri created and scored the winner in an identical fashion to the trademark targets Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona earlier than leaving to hitch Paris St-Germain final yr.
The midfielder was surrounded by defenders simply exterior the field however with three fast strikes he left three opponents on the bottom earlier than lastly discovering a spot and rifling a exact shot previous goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and contained in the far publish.
Barca are degree on 57 factors with Sevilla, who slipped to fourth, and third-placed Atletico Madrid however with a sport in hand having performed 29 matches. Real Madrid are prime with 69 from 30.
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)
