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Sevilla stuns Barcelona in Super Cup

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-08-16 09:34

MADRID - Sevilla came back from one goal down to defeat league champion Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Saturday.

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Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Barca the lead after 20 minutes after being set up by Maxwell.

However, Sevilla dominated the second half with Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano equalizing with a fierce drive just after the hour mark.

Lionel Messi replaced Ibrahimovic, but the Argentine star was upstaged by Mali veteran Freddie Kanoute, whose two goals gave Sevilla the advantage ahead of next Saturday's second leg.

He put his team ahead in the 74th minute when he slipped the ball past Ruben Mino in the Barcelona goal following a long ball from Javier Negredo.

Kanoute added the third in the 83rd minute with a header from a cross by Diego Perotti.