Real Betis vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Barcelona beat Real Betis with Messi, Trincao goals
Barcelona gained ground in the La Liga race after beating Real Betis 3-2 with goals from Lionel Messi and Francisco Trincao.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by Álex Moreno (Real Betis).
- 7': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 11': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 11': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
- 12': Foul by Juanmi (Real Betis).
- 12': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Emerson (Real Betis).
- 13': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Paul Akouokou (Real Betis).
- 13': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 17': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 25': Attempt missed. Juanmi (Real Betis) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borja Iglesias with a cross.
- 26': Hand ball by Juanmi (Real Betis).
- 27': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aissa Mandi.
- 28': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Real Betis).
- 29': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 32': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 34': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis).
- 34': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 0. Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 41': Offside, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Emerson (Real Betis).
- 45'+2': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Real Betis 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Betis 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 46': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis).
- 46': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 47': Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt saved. Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joel Robles.
- 49': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Aissa Mandi (Real Betis).
- 51': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 52': Álex Moreno (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
- 56': Attempt saved. Juanmi (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a through ball.
- 56': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Riqui Puig.
- 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 58': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 58': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 59': Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 63': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Akouokou.
- 64': Emerson (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 64': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 64': Álex Moreno (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodrigo Sánchez replaces Aitor Ruibal.
- 66': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joel Robles.
- 66': Attempt missed. Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
- 67': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Own Goal by Víctor Ruiz, Real Betis. Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.
- 74': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 74': Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 2. Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Substitution, Real Betis. Cristian Tello replaces Juanmi.
- 75': Substitution, Real Betis. Guido Rodríguez replaces Paul Akouokou.
- 77': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis).
- 77': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Borja Iglesias.
- 81': Emerson (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 82': Cristian Tello (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 83': Substitution, Real Betis. Sergio Canales replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 83': Substitution, Real Betis. Loren Morón replaces Borja Iglesias.
- 83': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 83': Attempt saved. Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
- 84': Offside, Real Betis. Sergio Canales tries a through ball, but Loren Morón is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Tello.
- 85': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Real Betis).
- 85': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 90'+1': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Loren Morón (Real Betis).
- 90'+3': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis).
- 90'+3': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3.
- 0': Match ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
 BAR |
BET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 649 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 714 | Passes | 399 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 29 | +50 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | +37 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | +21 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Robles (GK) |
| 6 | Víctor Ruiz |
| 23 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 22 | Emerson Royal |
| 8 | Nabil Fekir |
| 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| 4 | Paul Akouokou |
| 9 | Borja Iglesias |
| 7 | Juanmi |
| 24 | Aitor Ruibal |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets  |
| 12 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 9 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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