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With Betis’s complaints about Barcelona’s first goal, we are going to leave them. Don’t miss Madrid’s match against Valencia tomorrow, vital for the whites so as not to be left behind and also for the Che, who are risking their lives and permanence
Juanmi gives his opinion
“We know what happens with these teams, that they beat you at the minimum. In the first goal, they make a previous foul on Aitor and then in the free kick that they take they take it from far away, but hey, nothing happens. I’m trying to get the best level and be able to have the best level of competition again. The fight will be until the end and we will be fighting to get into the top positions”
Manuel Pellegrini regretted some occasions
“It was a very even match.”
“The first goal was quite a conflictive action. A free kick that was not collected and then they kicked off from twenty meters further on. But the match was very balanced, anyone could win it and Barcelona won it”
Xavi was satisfied
“We have played a great game. The game has been excellent in many phases. We have been able to decide even though we have complicated our lives in an isolated play. Very happy with the result but above all for the game. We have improved a lot. We had control and We played in the opposite field, arriving well. In the end we rotated more out of fatigue than performance. They played a brilliant game. The team is involved and it shows”
Raphinha opened the scoring
“The feeling is very good, we are working very hard and the results are the points we have. It is important to continue trusting in the season. They are difficult matches because Betis is a very good team. If there are chances you have to score them. I don’t think “That the referee favored us. It was a great match. I didn’t ask for a penalty but it touched me and I fell on the field, the referee must know if it’s a penalty or not, and he also has the help of VAR”
Borja Iglesias was angry
“Against Barça there are always games like this, it’s difficult to take the ball away from them, they submit you. The penalty was the first goal, we were fine, but from then on to think about the next game. I’m angry because I feel that sometimes there are things We’ve had occasions where we should have been better at the top. But even so, we competed a lot.”
William Carvalho has seen the red while he went to changing rooms
The protagonists applaud
Xavi’s team is in a hundred-point league dynamic, something historic that only Tito Vilanova achieved at Barcelona
Another culé victory away from home. Barcelona, winter champion, has only lost seven points in this first round, after losing at the Bernabéu and drawing against Rayo and Espanyol
Finaaaaaaaaaaaaaal Finaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
It takes to get Ter Stegen out
Barcelona, taking the ball off
Betis does not lose faith, there are two minutes left
Juanmi offside when he left alone towards the Barcelona goal
Four minutes added. Betis players protest
Last minute plus added
Change in Barcelona
Xavi puts muscle in the center of the field. You remove Pedri and put Kessie in
Betis turns over the Barcelona areaaaaaaaaaa. Dangerous
Min. 85
Strong ball inside the area that Koundé hits with his chest, beating Ter Stegen. He did not know French if he had someone behind him and intervenes unfortunately. Barcelona, doomed to suffer
Goooooooooooooool Gooooooooooooooooool Goooooooooooooool del Betis. Goooooooooooool de Koundé en propia puertaaaaaaaaaaa
On the previous occasion, Ansu Fati headed in a good cross from Balde but Lewandowski was behind, much better placed
Change in Barcelona
Gavi leaves and Ferran enters, the man who scores every chance he gets (the irony catches me, right?)
Ansu Fati fueraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
These two goals put enormous pressure on Madrid, who will start the match against Valencia tomorrow, eight points behind Barça
Has celebrated Lewandowski his goal with rage. It was the return of the Pole after his three-match ban. He already marked Betis for that a few weeks ago in the Super Cup
Change in Barcelona
Ansu Fati enters and Raphinha leaves
Min. 79
Corner kick that Araujo wins from above at the near post, the ball falls to the Pole, who has time to control it and beat Rui Silva
Gooooooooooooool Gooooooooooool Gooooooooooooooooool Lewandowskiiiiiiii Gol gol gol gol gol gol
Triple change at Betis
Sabaly, Rodri and Willian José replace Ruibal (the one with green hair), Luiz Henrique and Borja Iglesias
Pellegrini is going to make another change. Rodri is ready in the band
Min. 73
When the Pole was going to finish off, only Luiz Felipe appeared, throwing himself to the ground, to deflect the ball
Lewandowskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, corneeeeeer
Min. 70
Good play by Canales, creating danger and recovering the ball inside the Barcelona area. It falls but there is nothing
The atmosphere in Villamarín is tense and Betis is spreading
Amarilla for Luiz Henrique
What an opportunity the Betiiiiiiiiis has lost. It was a sung goaloooooooooooooooo
Yellow for Canales for protesting. Before she had seen Ruibal
Oops, the Betis players are eating the referee
Min. 65
What a pass from Frenkie de Jong, quickly taking out a free kick and what a pass behind Balde that Raphinha finishes off into the net. Gooooooooooooool. Barcelona is ahead
Gooooooooooooooooool Gooooooooooooooooooooool Gooooooooooooooooooooool Raphinhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa gooooooooooooooooooooool
Double change at Betis
Fekir and William leave and Juanmi and Guardado enter
Now Barcelona is attacking a lot. He has Betis locked up in his area
Min. 59
Roba Gavi after an error by Ruibal, the one with the green hair, but the Betic side remakes himself, chases him and manages to disrupt the Sevillian’s play
Abner blames Raphinha for another fall inside the area. The Brazilian drops into the area
Barcelona asks for a penalty for a demolition of Canales on Raphinha. It is not granted by the referee or the VAR
Min. 55
Quick play by Betis in attack but Fekir rushes in and shoots from afar
Fekiiiiiiiiir at the hands of Ter Stegen
Min. 53
What a foul churro Raphinha has taken, Nobody has touched her. Who was that ball going to?
Barcelona continues to suffer from a lack of gunpowder. He wins his matches but by the minimum. We will have to see what happens today but at the moment we have only recorded two clear legal chances and both closed
Min. 48
What a good pass behind Balde, for Pedri, who is alone at the penalty spot. The canary’s strong kick is repelled by the Betic meta with one hand. grossaaaaaaaal
Another by Pedriiiiiiiiiiiiii, another by Rui Silvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
There are no changes in any of the two teams
Starting the second parteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Have you already had dinner or are you waiting for the game to end? I am in the second group. But the truth is that the game is so interesting that I don’t even hear the growls of my stomach
Well, about to start the second part
We will see if Xavi and Pellegrini make changes at this break to try to find some variation
Good first half for both teams in an entertaining game. Barcelona continues with a clean sheet and Betis without losing in a field, where they have only given up one defeat all season
The referee does not add anything
Finaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal of the first part
Every time a team takes it, it launches into a whirlwind attack. The game is nice
The Barcelona midfielder finished off very alone, although he was offside
Gaviiiiiiii crosses it too headlong
Betis press high. four minutes to go
Gavi fueraaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ball that leaves Lewandowski’s head but the Sevillian does not shoot between the three sticks although it ends in a corner
Min. 38
Fekir limps after a tackle from De Jong, although the Dutchman reaches the ball earlier
The ball falls to Pedri, totally alone and misses the Betis goalkeeper for the second time. Another very clear occasion for the canary, although the referee finally whistles out of play
Rui Silvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa salva a al Betiiiiis!!!!!!
Gooooooooool anuladooooooooooooooooo del Barcelona
Raphinha’s illegal position when finishing off Frenkie de Jong’s cross with a header
Min. 32
The ball came to Canales in a good counterattack by Betis but Koundé corrects it in time and arrives in time to cross and cover the Betis shot
Channeleeeeeeeeeeeeee to tuvooooooooooooooooo
Min. 29
The game is entertaining. Possession is being held by Barcelona but Betis exudes danger every time they have the ball
Lack of Fekir, who lets go and hits Gavi, who hurts on the ground
Min. 21
Another good arrival from Barcelona but Lewandowski can’t finish off
Min. 19
what occasion of Pedriwho receives a ball inside the area, gets rid of two rivals on a tile, whom he leaves seated but abuses the ball and wants to dribble the goalkeeper instead of passing it to Bucketwho was alone… Xavi, genius and pacifier Pedri, gets angry… in equal parts
Uyuyuyuy what Pedriiiiiiii has done but Rui Silvaaaaaaaaaa takes it away
What a stomp on Raphinha by Abner. Lack. He could have hurt her…
We complete the first quarter of an hour
Ooooh what a hurt!!!!! Lewandowski is given with his jaw on Pezzella’s head. They both hurt on the ground but they end up getting up
Can someone tell me what color Ruibal’s hair is? Green, faded blue…? My god, what fashions…
Serious loss of the ball from Balde, Borja Iglesias gets into the area but collides with Koundé and goes to the ground. The referee does not appreciate anything
Betis asks for a penalty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cóooooooooooooorner.
They deflect Luiz Henrique’s shot. Great pass from Borja Iglesias to the striker but his shot finds the door
Min. 9
Relax Xavi and also Pellegrini. The Betis coach knows that it is difficult for someone to win at Villamarín
Min. 5
missing about GaviHow well the ‘6’ looks on the back. He is already a Barça player until 2026 and whoever wants him should pay a billion. Unless the LaLiga resource bears fruit
Perhaps the Koundé Every time you touch the ball, is it because of your past at Sevilla?
Raphinhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa al cuerpo del portero
Good through ball from Koundé but the referee just signaled the Brazilian offside
Min. 1
Good play in attack by Barcelona, which comes through touching the ball a lot but in the end Balde ends up committing a foul
Start the partyoooooooooooooooo. The Betiiiiiiis plays it
And those from Betis make the typical huddle to cheer each other up… More things about football
The Barcelona players hug each other, as if it were the first time they have seen each other… Football things
The protagonists leave. The Betis anthem sung by the fans sounds