European football: Sevilla’s Alexis Sánchez launches rout of Barcelona

<ul><li><p>Former Arsenal forward opens scoring in 4-1 thrashing</p></li><li><p>Juventus and Milan draw; Napoli beat Genoa in Serie A</p></li></ul><p><strong>Sevilla</strong> thrashed <strong>Barcelona</strong> 4-1 on Sunday, ending the champions’ unbeaten start in La Liga and denying them an opportunity to return to the top of the table.</p><p>Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s manager, said: “Today, I have to accept this defeat, and I’m looking positive, in a way. We also see the negative points in our game, which we have to change. The first half wasn’t good ... we had no solutions to play out, it was really not good. But in the second half, the reaction, I appreciate a lot. What we did, how we played, it was really good to see.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/05/european-football-sevillas-alexis-sanchez-launches-rout-of-barcelona">Continue reading...</a>