Sevilla Draw First Blood

Sevilla Draw First Blood

Sevilla Draw First Blood

Barcelona's Seydou Keita (R) is challenged by Sevilla's Julien Escude during their Spanish Supercup first leg soccer match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville August 14, 2010. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

By Dominic Vieira, writing from Lisbon

After Barcelona were 1-0 up at half time, it seemed that the Spanish champions were going to win the Super Cup first leg. However, Sevilla’s lethal attacking partnership fought back in the second half to produce a 3-1 comeback.

A Barcelona side without their regular stars and with Messi on the bench, had a promising start to the match. Maxwell playing on the left of the attacking formation, set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic who tapped in a long range pass. The “Barcelona B” side continued to dominate a slow first half with little scoring occasions and flair. The second half was crying for a spark.

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