Jules Kounde was sent off as Sevilla missed the chance to close the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, drawing 1-1 at home to Barcelona.
Julen Lopetegui’s side had momentum after beating Atletico Madrid at the weekend, but were held at home as Barca were unable to make their man-advantage count.
Papu Gomez gave Sevilla a 1-0 lead just after the half-hour mark with a well-worked corner kick played to the penalty spot for the Argentinean to sweep home first-time.
However, Barcelona responded on the stroke of half-time when Ronald Araujo found the far corner of the net with an excellent glancing header from a good corner into the box.
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The dynamic of the contest changed when Kounde was shown a straight red card for throwing the ball into the face of Jordi Alba after a confrontation with the Barcelona left-back.
Youssef En-Nesyri made his long-awaited return from injury, but struggled to have an influence on the final stages of the match as Barca pressed for a winner with Gavi coming particularly close with a header wide.
Ousmane Dembele also struck the post with just minutes remaining, but 10-man Sevilla held firm to take a point that narrows the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to five points.
