Raphinha Scores Hat-Trick as Barcelona Beat Sevilla 3-1
Barcelona won a football game against Sevilla. The score was 3-1.
Raphinha plays for Barcelona. He scored three goals in the game. This is called a hat-trick.
Barcelona is now the top team in La Liga. La Liga is the biggest football league in Spain.
Sevilla's coach is Luis GarcÃa. He talked about Raphinha after the game. He said it is 'a joke' that Raphinha is not on the list for the Ballon d'Or.
The Ballon d'Or is a big prize. It goes to the best football player in the world every year.
Many football fans wanted to watch the game. Some people watched it online for free.
Vocabulary15 words
- hat-trick
- three goals by one player in one game
- La Liga
- the top football league in Spain
- Ballon d'Or
- a big prize for the best football player
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- leaders
- the top team in a league
- forward
- a player who tries to score goals
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- nominee
- a person on a list for a prize
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- goal
- when the ball goes into the net
- top
- the best or highest place
- prize
- something you win
- team
- a group of players
- win
- to be the best in a game
- watch
- to look at something happening
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1. 3-1 to Barcelona 2. Three 3. Luis GarcÃa
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Barcelona won a football game against Sevilla. The score was _____.
Raphinha plays for _____. He scored three goals in the game. This is called a _____.
Barcelona is now the top team in _____. La Liga is the biggest football league in Spain.
Sevilla's coach is _____. He talked about Raphinha after the game. He said it is 'a joke' that Raphinha is not on the list for the _____.
The Ballon d'Or is a big prize. It goes to the best football player in the world every _____.
Many football fans wanted to watch the game. Some people watched it _____ for free.
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