Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona is challenged by Jesus Navas of Sevilla on his way to scoring his team's second goal during the La Liga Santander match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on February 27, 2021 in Seville, Spain.
Lionel Messi set up Ousmane Dembele's opener and added a late goal of his own as Barcelona rose above arch-rivals Real Madrid and into second place in La Liga with a narrow win at Sevilla on Saturday.
💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 BOOOOOOOOOOM! A RELENTLESS LEO #MESSI EXTENDS BARÇA'S LEAD TO 2-0! pic.twitter.com/NSmclG9trb
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 27, 2021
Barca's latest win moved them to within two points of leaders Atletico Madrid, who have played two matches fewer than Ronald Koeman's contenders.
The win was Barca's second of the week after they beat Elche 3-0 at the Camp Nou in midweek.
