NFT: El Clásico 2018

We now switch away from NFL Draft 2018 24/7 to some breaking news from the Imperial Capital of Madrid where the Cataláns are having a nice day of it.

Sevilla's back four, and in particular their central defenders are doing their level best to make the USMNT look like WC icons. About 70 minutes in it is 5 - 0 Barça, not a typo, five - nil. I guess Messi et al. had enough humiliation from their UEFA CL ouster, and the Sevilla side look dazed and confused. It could easily be 7 or 8 - 0 except for a couple of shots on wood and an offsides call on Messi about to break in alone that looked to be a mistake by the AR, and Messi pulled down from behind as he had the ball and no one in front of him about 40 yards out, yellow issued, arguably a red. Suarez set an aggressive tone early with some assassin tactics knocking bodies down left and right that the ref was willing to eat his pocket.

Iniesta came out on fire and almost clicked on a couple of early combinations in addition to striking a sinking shot off the crossbar.

Goal 1, the central defenders caught napping like pikers as Cilessen's (in for terStegen) clearance, struck when Coutinho and Suarez just inside their half of the half way line and thus onsides, finds Coutinho down the right flank outracing Lenglet to inside the 6, keeper commits, and Coutinho calmly flics it over the keeper's leg and neither of two defenders who have raced to catch up bothers to mark Suarez who awkwardly reels in the soft cross into the open net.

Goal 2, a pretty piece of work and a bit of luck by Jordy Alba attacking along the goal line, tries to nudge it to center, rebounds off the defender's leg to Alba who back heels it right to Messi all alone in the GA.

Goal 3, Suarez finds a gap yet again taking perfectly timed ball from Iniesta (?), splits the defenders and decisively puts it by GK.

Goal 4, another huge gaffe by Mercado (I think) as Sevilla are four back, but he lunges at Iniesta, who sidesteps him finds Coutinho all alone as the left outside back has cut inside to fill the space left by Mercado and the pass is handled by the defender, Coutinho scores but the whistle blows on clear penalty, Coutinho stutters and strikes it home.

Goal 5, Iniesta, brilliant, Messi-like effort tip-toeing through the defense gets through deep to drill it from the right side.

What will the Public Prosecutor do now?