Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Sevilla produced one of the shocks of the La Liga season on Saturday night at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, thrashing Barcelona 4-1 in front of a delirious home crowd. It was two Super Eagles forwards, Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke, who delivered the knockout punch.

The victory catapulted them from 10th to 4th place, straight into the Champions League spots going into the international break. For Barcelona, the defeat was more than just a blip; it ended an eight-year unbeaten league run against Sevilla stretching back to October 2015, and it leaves them two points off Real Madrid in the title race.

Sevilla struck first in the 13th minute when Alexis Sanchez coolly converted from the penalty spot after Isaac Romero went do...