A game that could have been difficult was made pretty easy for Barça early on thanks to Sevilla conceding two very dumb penalties, both of which were scored by Raphinha to put the Blaugrana in front by a comfortable margin in the opening 20 minutes.
It was a dominant display from the Catalans, with Raphinha notably scoring a hat-trick, helped by two early penalties won by the team. Joao Cancelo also scored his first goal since returning to Barcelona and was one of the best performers in a night where coach Hansi Flick resorted to multiple changes on account of the upcoming second leg clash against Newcastle United.