Croatian national team goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic made his debut for Barcelona with a 3-1 victory over Sevilla in the seventh round of the Spanish league, at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. This left Barcelona with a perfect record of seven wins in seven matches.
Livakovic arrived at the club from Fenerbahce as the third option, and the opportunity arose following an injury to Joan Garcia and a dip in form for Wojciech Szczesny, with whom he has shared a dressing room for years. He made his first appearance in the 19th minute, when Sevilla took the lead following a cross from the left, with Yousef Fofana scoring. The Croatian goalkeeper was unable to do anything about the shot.
Barcelona responded quickly, with Raphinha scoring the equaliser, his tenth goal of the season in La Liga. Raphinha was the hero of the victory with three goals. The team is young, the players are like family and it is easy to adapt, said Livakovic. The coach, the coach and the entire coaching staff are incredible.
The cameras captured the emotional reaction of Dominik Livakovic and Dani Olmo, who celebrated together with their team. The two have been in the Dinamo dressing room since the summer of 2016, when the Spanish midfielder left for RB Leipzig. They celebrated the Croatian championship in 2018 and 2019, the Croatian Cup in 2018 and the Super Cup in 2019. Both contributed to the championship in the 2019/20 season, but Olmo left the club before it ended.
Their greatest joint achievement was reaching the last 16 of the Europa League in the 2018/19 season. Dinamo, under the guidance of Nenad Bjelica, won the group ahead of Fenerbahce, Spartak Trnava and Anderlecht, before beating Viktoria Plzen 4-2 on aggregate. The European journey ended against Benfica, who beat 1-0 at Maksimir, but in Lisbon they lost 3-0 after extra time.
