Barcelona are coming off quite the unexpected draw against Olympiacos Piraeus in the Champions League, and they will now look to return to winning ways when they play host to Sevilla on Saturday, November 4th. Sevilla are coming off a strong performance against Spartak Moscow in the same competition, whom they defeated by 2-1 at home.
Sevilla (6-1-3) are coming into this match after recording a really hard-fought 2-1 victory at home against Spartak Moscow in the Champions League. They are now sitting at the 2nd spot of Group E with 7 points, 1 point behind Liverpool and 2 ahead of Spartak Moscow. That victory means that Sevilla have now won 3 in a row in all competitions. As far as the La Liga is concerned, Sevilla are now sitting at 5th with 19 points, just 5 points behind Valencia and the 2nd spot. They have scored a mere 11 goals so far, but have conceded just 9 in the process. They have not been the strongest team on the road so far in the league (2-0-3), where they have only defeated Girona and Getafe by 0-1, but have suffered clean sheet losses against Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.
On the other hand, Barcelona (9-1-0) saw their winning streak put to an end in Greece on Tuesday, where they were held to a goal-less draw against Olympiacos Piraeus. Even so, Barcelona remained at the top of Group D with 10 points, 3 points ahead of Juventus. That draw put an end to their 4 match winning streak they had in 3 competitions. Barcelona are still sitting at the top of the La Liga with 28 points, 4 points ahead of Valencia, and already 8 points ahead of Real Madrid. They feature the best offense (28 goals) and the best defense so far (just 3 conceded). They have been dominant as usual at home, where besides winning all 5 league matches so far, they have also recorded solid wins against Juventus and Olympiacos Piraeus in the Champions League.