Raphinha Scores Hat-Trick as Barcelona Beat Sevilla 3-1
Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 in a La Liga football match, with Raphinha scoring a hat-trick.
This was another hat-trick for the Barcelona forward, and the win kept his team at the top of the La Liga table.
After the game, Sevilla's coach, Luis GarcÃa, spoke about Raphinha's strong form this season.
He said it was 'a joke' that Raphinha has not been named a nominee for the Ballon d'Or, a top award for the best player in the world.
GarcÃa's comment showed how highly he rates Raphinha's performances, even though the goals came against his own team.
The match was also popular with fans, and information was shared online about how to watch Sevilla vs. Barcelona for free.
Barcelona's win moved them further ahead as league leaders, showing their strong start to the season.
Raphinha continues to be one of the key players helping Barcelona compete for the title this year.
Vocabulary10 words
- hat-trick
- three goals scored by one player in one match
- La Liga
- the main professional football league in Spain
- Ballon d'Or
- a famous yearly award for the best football player
- nominee
- someone on the list of people who could win an award
- form
- how well a player is performing recently
- leaders
- the team that is currently first in a league
- match
- a game between two sports teams
- performance
- how well someone plays or does something
- title
- the prize for winning a whole competition or league
- rate
- to judge how good someone or something is
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Quiz
Answer key
1. La Liga 2. He said it was 'a joke' Raphinha is not a nominee 3. False
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Barcelona beat Sevilla 3-1 in a La Liga football match, with Raphinha scoring a _____.
This was another hat-trick for the Barcelona forward, and the win kept his team at the top of the _____ table.
After the game, Sevilla's coach, _____, spoke about Raphinha's strong form this season.
He said it was 'a joke' that Raphinha has not been named a _____ for the Ballon d'Or, a top award for the best player in the world.
GarcÃa's comment showed how highly he _____ Raphinha's performances, even though the goals came against his own team.
The match was also popular with fans, and information was shared _____ about how to watch Sevilla vs. Barcelona for free.
Barcelona's win moved them further ahead as league _____, showing their strong start to the season.
Raphinha continues to be one of the key players helping Barcelona compete for the _____ this year.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think fans are so interested in whether Raphinha gets nominated for the Ballon d'Or?
- Why might an opposing coach praise a player from the other team, like Luis GarcÃa did for Raphinha?
- What do you think makes a hat-trick impressive for a football player?
- Do you follow La Liga? Why or why not?
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