Bittersweet Camp Nou symphony! Barca thump Sevilla but lose Busquets in an intense one-sided clash

Packed Camp Nou witnessed Barca's 3-0 landslide win against Sevilla to make an eight-point surplus to their archrival Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

However, all these reasons for celebration and jubilation were put aside, at least for a moment, as one of the most important players in Xavi's team - Sergio Busquests - limped off the pitch after only ten minutes due to an ankle injury. According to the first reports, the veteran defensive midfielder and Barca's smooth operator could be sidelined for two or even three weeks.

Bearing in mind the fact the Blaugrana are getting closer to their crucial battles on all three fronts (La Liga, Europa League, Spanish Cup), it's blatantly clear how damaging this Busquets' injury could be for them.

On the other hand, the Catalans did succeed in clinching a vital home win against defence-oriented Sevilla despite some issues in the first half.

The visitors were anything but evenly matched with their opponents, yet managing not to concede in the first 60 minutes. Robert Lewandowski returned to the team after a three-game suspension, but the others netted on Sunday night.

Jordi Alba broke the deadlock following Kessie's assist before Gavi and Raphinha wrapped up the clash for the favourites.

LA LIGA - Matchday 20

Wednesday

Friday

Ath.Bilbao - Cadiz 4-1 (3-1)

/Sancet 10, 35, 75, Alvarez 44 - Escalante 25/

Saturday

Espanyol - Osasuna 1-1 (0-1)

/Braithwaite 59 - Budimir 45/

Elche - Villareal 3-1 (2-1)

/Milla 3, 45+3 pen, 52 pen - Moreno 22/

Atl.Madrid - Getafe 1-1 (0-0)

/Correa 62 - Unal 83 pen/

Betis - Celta 3-4 (2-2)

/Juanmi 9, Canales 23, Fekir 84 - Larsen 6, Veiga 42, 56, Aidoo 69/

Sunday

Mallorca - Real Madrid 1-0 (1-0)

/Nacho 13 og/

Girona - Valencia 1-0 (0-0)

/Garcia 63/

Sociedad - Valladolid 0-1 (0-0)

/Larin 73/

Barcelona - Sevilla 3-0 (0-0)

/Jordi Alba 59, Gavi 70, Raphinha 79/