Messi scores, assists in Barcelona 2-0 win at Sevilla

Lionel Messi scored after organising Ousmane Dembele for the opener to safe a 2-0 victory at Sevilla on Saturday, lifting Barcelona into second place within the Spanish league.
Dembele netted within the twenty ninth minute when Messi performed him clear on a fast assault to finish Sevilla’s wonderful defensive streak of 5 straight clear sheets within the league.
Messi then capped a whole efficiency by his staff within the eighty fifth when he dribbled by way of the world and beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou on a second attempt. It was Messi’s league-leading nineteenth purpose.
Barcelona will meet Sevilla once more on Wednesday needing to beat a 2-0 first-leg loss within the return leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.
Barcelona’s victory left it two factors behind chief Atletico Madrid, which has two extra matches to play.
Sevilla was left in fourth place after the tip of its run of six straight victories within the league.