Barcelona player ratings v Sevilla: Pedri 8, Dembele 8, Aubameyang 6

Catalans beat Sevilla 1-0 at Camp Nou to move up to second in La Liga table

BARCELONA PLAYER RATINGS: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – 7. Little to do in first half. Saved from Lamela on 47 and had to be alert as Sevilla created more chances around his area and Rakitic swung a free-kick over. Saved well from Martial on 70 and vital at the end. AFP

Dani Alves – 7. Roared by the crowd after a third minute challenge and then for some ninth minute trickery. He’s been a success since coming back, another reason why a revitalised Barca have risen to a season high second place. AFP

Gerard Pique – 8. Climbed over Rakitic, hurting and apologising to his former teammate on 29. Banged his head into Martial’s boot on 32. His 68th minute shot was deflected towards goal and his header 30 seconds later hit the crossbar. Booked. AP

Ronald Araujo – 8. Powered a header over on 13. A Martial shot hit his arm after 23. Becoming a cult hero among fans who chanted his Uruguayan nationality during the game. Headed a Dembele corner over on 63. Getty

Jordi Alba – 7. Blasted a 20th minute shot wide. Cut out Sevilla’s accurate cross field passes well. EPA

Sergio Busquets – 7. Went down in the first minute and it looked serious, but he was soon back up on his feet. Tried to work the passes forward against a formidable foe and set up Dembele on 70. Booked. AP

Frenkie De Jong – 6. Beautiful first minute twist and pass to Torres. Headed over on 12. Not as involved as Pedri and brought off after 74. Getty

Pedri – 8. Lovely ball over Sevilla’s stubborn defence on 44 to Dembele. Cut through Sevilla’s defence on 50 but couldn’t get the ball towards goal. Stunning goal, after two dummies on the edge of the opposing box on 71 to finally break Sevilla. Getty

Ousmane Dembele – 8. Set up De Jong with a cross on 11. A danger as he dispossessed Rekik. Another cross hit the back of the Rekik’s arm on 26. Was Barca’s main threat as he set Torres up on 44 and Torres on 62. Smacked a shot over on 70. Super tackle after running back on Rekik after 75. Crossed for Torres on 76. Booked. AFP

Ferran Torres – 7. Lost possession when De Jong set him up after a minute. Shot wide on 7. Downward shot on target didn’t trouble goalkeeper Bounou on 39. Missed a chance on 43. Heavily involved once again and shot wide on 64 and saw a header saved on 76 but his run which saw him score four goals in three games came to an end. Getty

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 6. Fantastic movement to get ahead of his man on 25. Felt he was pulled down on 41 – as did the large 76,112 crowd and his boss Xavi. The least involved of the three forwards in the narrow, crucial, win. AP

SUBS: Gavi (De Jong 74') – 6. Getty

Memphis Depay (Aubameyang 81’) – N/A. AFP

Nico Gonzalez (Dembele 91’) – N/A. AP

Barcelona's teenage sensation Pedri scored a magnificent goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in La Liga after extending their winning streak to five games.

The 19-year-old Pedri created and scored the winner in a similar style to the trademark goals Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona before leaving to join Paris Saint-Germain last year.

The midfielder was surrounded by defenders just outside the box but with three quick moves he left three opponents on the ground before finally finding a gap and rifling a precise shot past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and inside the far post.

Barca are level on 57 points with Sevilla, who slipped to fourth, and third-placed Atletico Madrid but with a game in hand having played 29 matches. Real Madrid are top with 69 from 30.

Reflecting on the performances at Camp Nou, Andy Mitten has provided his player ratings in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.