Lionel Messi is three goals clear of Luis Suarez in the race for the La Liga golden boot
Lionel Messi scored and created the other as Barcelona beat in-form Sevilla and went within two points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Messi fed Ousmane Dembele to slot home the opener before team-mate Sergino Dest hit the post.
Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet had a header disallowed for offside - and then Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri also had one ruled out for offside.
Messi scrambled home a late second to clinch the game.
The Barca captain had a shot saved by Sevilla keeper Bono, with a lucky ricochet taking Messi past the keeper to score into an empty net.
That was his 38th goal against Sevilla, six more than he has managed against any other side.
He has now netted in eight La Liga games in a row - 12 goals in total during those matches - his best streak in two years.
Barca's winner took them within one result of Atleti, although Diego Simeone's leaders have two games in hand. Sevilla's defeat brings to an end a 10-game winning run in domestic competitions.
Both sides meet again on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg. Sevilla won the first leg 2-0.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsSevilla
Formation 4-2-3-1
13Bono16Navas12Koundé20Santos Silva18Escudero8Jordán25Reges24Gómez10Rakitic11El Haddadi9de Jong
- 13Bono16Navas12Koundé20Santos SilvaBooked at 38minsSubstituted forRekikat 45'minutesBooked at 46mins18EscuderoBooked at 45mins8JordánBooked at 88mins25RegesBooked at 31mins24GómezSubstituted forFernández Saezat 45'minutes10RakiticSubstituted forRodrÃguezat 63'minutes11El HaddadiSubstituted forEn-Nesyriat 45'minutes9de JongSubstituted forTorresat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Vaclik2Gnagnon3Gómez4Rekik6Gudelj7Fernández Saez14RodrÃguez15En-Nesyri17Vidal21Torres22Vázquez31DÃaz
Barcelona
Formation 3-1-4-2
1ter Stegen28Mingueza3Piqué15Lenglet5Busquets2Dest21de Jong16González18Alba10Messi11Dembélé
- 1ter Stegen28Mingueza3PiquéSubstituted forAraujoat 67'minutesSubstituted forUmtitiat 82'minutes15Lenglet5Busquets2Dest21de Jong16GonzálezSubstituted forKourouma Kouroumaat 71'minutes18Alba10MessiBooked at 42mins11DembéléBooked at 82minsSubstituted forBraithwaiteat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Araujo7Griezmann9Braithwaite12Puig13Murara Neto17Machado Trincão19Fernandes Siqueira23Umtiti24Firpo26Peña27Kourouma Kourouma
Referee:Alejandro José Hernández HernándezMatch StatsHome TeamSevillaAway TeamBarcelonaPossessionHome44%Away56%ShotsHome4Away9Shots on TargetHome2Away5CornersHome3Away3FoulsHome20Away9Live TextPost update
Match ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2.
90'+4'Full Time
Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2.
90'+3'Post update
Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Post update
Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
88'Booking
Joan Jordán (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Post update
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'Post update
Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
85'goalGoal!
Goal! Sevilla 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
85'Post update
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba.
85'Post update
Attempt missed. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando.
82'Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
82'Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
82'Booking
Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
80'Post update
Hand ball by Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla).
79'Post update
Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
79'Post update
Jesús Navas (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Post update
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
78'Post update
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Escudero.
75'Post update
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
74'Post update
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
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