Barcelona kept their hopes of challenging for the Spanish La Liga title alive after thrashing Sevilla 4-1 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday, February 9.

It was a crucial victory for the Blaugranas, who closed the gap on Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid to two points and one point respectively.

Robert Lewandowski gave Barcelona an early lead in the seventh minute before the hosts responded swiftly less than a minute later, courtesy of Ruben Vargas's strike.

Fermin Lopez came off the bench to restore Barcelona's lead right after the restart before Raphinha made it 3-1 in the 55th minute.

Lopez was later sent off in the 61st minute for a dangerous tackle on Djibril Sow.

Despite being a man down, the Catalans increased their tally with Eric Garcia adding another goal to make it 4-1 for Hansi Flick's side.

The victory leaves the La Liga title race open following the draw in the Madrid derby on Saturday, February 8.