"The Blaugrana" failed to beat "Betis".
"Barcelona" played an away draw with "Betis" in the match of the "16th round" of the Spanish La Liga of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Benito Williamarin stadium in Seville ended with a score of 2:2.
The Catalans opened the scoring at the end of the first half – in the 39th minute, Robert Lewandowski, who leads the scoring race, scored his 16th goal in the current Spanish championship.
The home team equalized in the 68th minute – Giovanni Lo Celso converted a penalty. A few minutes before that, the head coach of the “blue garnets” Hansi Flick received a red card for excessive emotions towards the referee.
In the 82nd minute, Ferran Torres, after a pass from 17-year-old Lamine Yamal, put the “blaugranas” ahead again.
However, Barcelona could not hold on to the victory. In the 90+4th minute, 19-year-old Assane Diao scored a saving goal for Betis.
Review of the Betis vs. Barcelona match
Thus, Barcelona has won only one of its last five matches in La Liga. The Catalans continue to lead the championship, having gained 38 points. Real Madrid is 5 points behind, having two matches in reserve. Betis (21 points) is in 11th place.
In the next round of Primera, the “blue-garnets” will host “Leganes”, and the “green-whites” will face “Villarreal” away. Both matches will take place on December 15.
Before that, the Catalans will have an away match of the 6th round of the main round of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, December 11.