He Barcelona He did not play a bad game against him Betisbut he left with the feeling that he let out a good opportunity. He had lost Real Madrid and could put six points in between, which were not definitive either, but a great slab. They stayed in four, with a classic in between and everything to decide.
That Barça and Betis are two of the teams in the best form of the League was demonstrated from the beginning. This time the Andalusians had to adapt a little to their rival, but they also managed to be dangerous. The ball did not want the ball for anything other than attacking, without entertainment, with the balls long to the sides, the weak point of the Barcelona defense. He left Antony with Cubarsí several timesa struggle that seems unbalanced, but the central managed with bravery. The feeling of danger was latent, also the one that suffered, because Barcelona did want the ball for something else: to distract and accelerate. A rapid combination after a Koundé recovery ended in Gavi’s goal. They gave continuity Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torresthis first, for the midfielder to enter by surprise from second line and score cross.
The leader’s advantage did not last long, because in a corner Natan He matched. I was with the brand of Araujowhich seemed that he had controlled him, but the Betic Defense invented a fantastic head turn, and was so close to the goal than Szczesny He did not give time to react.
Shortly after the first quarter of an hour, the game returned to the beginning, and the chips were on the board: the Betis races against Barça’s pressure. Precisely in a couple of recoveries the second team was touched on, but this time Lamine Yamal was not fine. He was neither in the auction nor in general, because he was wrong in a couple of passes from which he does not usually fail. It always generated restlessness in the opposites, but this time genius did not appear.
Betis defended himself wonderfully, with Bartra as a foreman in a couple of extraordinary actions. The change carousel expanded the mastery of Barça. Flick did not endure Raphinha on the bench and Koundé had an unbeatable opportunity after a filtered pass from Pedribut Adrián He could, firm in hand in hand. The Canary, surprisingly, did not end the game and was replaced by Fermín, which was more direct. There was the encounter for that, somewhat dumped and crazy, more for Gavi’s claw. It was also dangerous for the two sets because Barcelona launched with everything and discovered. The tie earned Betis more, but after many minutes of having to defend himself, he went back to the attack in a kind of end round that did not alter the score.