Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, May 7, 2022
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Real Betis WDLWD 1
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Match Report

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Barcelona secure Champions League qualification thanks to late Jordi Alba winner

A stunning late goal from Jordi Alba gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory at Real Betis to secure qualification for the Champions League next season.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
57.7
Possession
42.3
11
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
436
Accurate Passes
296
496
Passes
375
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
22
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.6
53
Long Balls
67
38
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
10
7
Effective Clearances
22
7
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:53 Jordi Alba's fizzing stoppage-time volley secures win for Barca Watch on ESPN 00:59 Super-sub Ansu Fati breaks the deadlock for Barca Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

BET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Claudio BravoG
  2. 5Marc BartraCD-L
  3. 16Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 23Youssouf SabalyRB
  6. 8Nabil FekirAM
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  8. 21Guido RodríguezRM
  9. 9Borja IglesiasF
  10. 7JuanmiAM-L
  11. 10Sergio CanalesAM-R

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 24Eric GarcíaCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 8Dani AlvesRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 30GaviLM
  8. 21Frenkie de JongRM
  9. 19Ferran TorresF
  10. 9Memphis DepayLF
  11. 7Ousmane DembéléRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Substitution, Real Betis. Rui Silva replaces Claudio Bravo because of an injury.
  2. 64' Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Memphis Depay.
  4. 72' Marc Bartra (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  6. 75' Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
  7. 76' Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  8. 77' Substitution, Real Betis. Rodri replaces Andrés Guardado.
  9. 77' Substitution, Real Betis. William Carvalho replaces Juanmi.
  10. 78' Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 1. Marc Bartra (Real Betis) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Gavi.
  13. 90'+4' Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.

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