Raphinha hat-trick maintains Barcelona’s perfect LaLiga start

Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a 3-1 victory at Sevilla ​on Saturday (September 19, 2026) as captain Raphinha scored a hat-trick to continue his ‌prolific opening to the campaign.

Youssouf Fofana headed Sevilla in ​front after 18 minutes, but Raphinha equalised four ⁠minutes later before adding two second-half goals to seal Barcelona's seventh successive league win.

Barcelona moved provisionally six points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, ‌who have a game in hand and play Atletico Madrid on Sunday (September 20, 2026).

Sevilla matched the visitors in a ‌tentative start in which goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos produced a ‌brilliant ⁠save to deny Lamine Yamal.

The hosts then became only ⁠the second team to take the lead against Barcelona this season when Felix Correia clipped in a cross from the left and Fofana headed past ​Dominik Livakovic, who was ‌deputising for the injured Joan Garcia.