La Liga leaders Barcelona will be aiming to post their ninth domestic victory of the campaign when they welcome Sevilla to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday night.

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Barcelona have had huge injury problems this season, which makes their start to the campaign even more impressive, winning eight of their nine league matches to sit at the top of the division at this stage of proceedings.

The Catalan outfit have 24 points to show for their efforts this season, which has left them three points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, while they have netted 28 times in La Liga this term, which is comfortably the best attacking record.

Barcelona were shocked by Osasuna at the end of September, suffering a 4-2 defeat, but their response to that setback was impressive, thumping Young Boys 5-0 in the Champions League before winning 3-0 at Alaves in the league.

Lamine Yamal has again been a standout performer for Barcelona this season, but Robert Lewandowski has been their main source of goals, finding the back of the net on 10 occasions in nine outings in Spain's top flight.

Barcelona are entering a huge week of football, as they will welcome Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday evening before visiting Real Madrid in El Clasico next weekend.

The Catalan side have dominated their recent meetings with Sevilla, winning each of their last five encounters, while they have not been beaten by Sunday's opponents in Spain's top flight since October 2015.

Sevilla have actually only overcome Barcelona once in the league since March 2007, while not since December 2002 have they managed to beat the Catalan giants away from home in La Liga.

A disastrous 2023-24 campaign saw Los Nervionenses finish down in 14th spot in the table, which proved to be their worst final position since being relegated from the top flight in 2000.

Now under the management of Garcia Pimienta, Sevilla have picked up 12 points from their nine league matches this season to sit 12th in the table, 12 points behind their opponents on Sunday night.

The visitors will enter this match in strong form, though, having picked up seven points from their last three matches, including a 1-0 success over Real Betis in the Seville derby before the international break.

Sevilla have now lost just one of their last five games in La Liga, while they have only been beaten in one of their three away league fixtures this term, sharing the points with Las Palmas, Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao.

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