Barcelona continued their record-breaking start to a La Liga season by beating Sevilla 2-1 thanks to Paco Alcacer's double on Saturday in an atmosphere at the Camp Nou marked by the political upheaval in Catalonia. A huge Catalan flag and banners reading "justice" in Catalan and English were displayed before kick-off after eight ministers of the Catalan government deposed by Madrid were detained pending a possible trial for their roles in the drive for Catalan independence.
Loud cries of "freedom" also rang around Europe's largest stadium sporadically throughout the 90 minutes. 
Two other banners reading "Freedom for political prisoners" and "Europe shame on you" were held up by the Barca singing section behind one of the goals.