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Lionel Messi scored twice for Barcelona’s 5-2 win over Betis, although he appeared in the match after the break. Usman Dembélé put the Catalans ahead in the 22nd minute and shortly after Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty. At the end of the first half, the Barcelona teenager Antonio Sanabria equalized, and after the break Messi quickly fixed things.
The Argentine was at the heart of Griezmann’s goal in minute 49 by 2: 1, and then scored a penalty at 61. Betis reduced through Lauren (72), although he was left with a man less than 60 minutes for Aisa Mandy’s red card. In the end, Messi (82) again and Pedry’s first goal (90) in La Liga brought Barcelona’s well-deserved success.
With him, Ronald Koeman’s team climbed to eighth place with an asset of 11 points and one game less than the others. Betis goes up 12 positions.
The great star of the Catalans Lionel Messi was left on the bench with a slight ankle injury, but had to appear on the field in the second half to save the situation.
Messi’s help might not have come had it not been for Barça’s many failures in the first half. In the first 10 minutes, the culés failed at least three clear positions.
In the 5th Antoine Griezmann found himself in the penalty area and shot hard diagonally, but the ball went inches off the crossbar. In the next attack, Ansu Fati tried his luck, but also sent the ball past the gate.
Betis responded with a powerful header from William Carvalho after a cross from a corner, but Ter Stegen showed a great reflection and reflected. In the 9th minute, Fati burst into the area and shot hard, but Claudio Bravo deflected. Soon after, Griezmann again tried his luck with a diagonal kick, but the ball licked the crossbar again.
This led to the 22nd minute when Usman Dembele coached Barça. The Frenchman received the ball from the right wing, abruptly changed direction with a touch and a powerful diagonal shot scored 1: 0. Ten minutes later, Griezmann made an even more serious mistake: a penalty. Seconds before, Fati was fouled in the penalty area, Grisi took the ball firmly in his hands, bet on the white point, but Bravo felt the corner and saved.
During the first half, Betis tied. Antonio Sanabria was dropped by Piqué and Langle and from ten meters tried to break the net by 1: 1.
Lionel Messi appeared in the game for Barcelona at halftime and his influence was felt minutes later. In 49 ‘Alba crossed from the left wing, and Messi technically missed the ball to fool both the Betis centrals and Bravo. So Griezmann was left empty-handed and this time he couldn’t fail – 2: 1 for Barcelona.
In the 58th minute, the Catalans built a wonderful new attack, which Dembélé tried to finish off. However, Aisa Mendi managed to score from the goal line. There was a stir and a VAR decision, after which the Algerian was seen playing with his hand. Mandy was sent off with a direct red card and Barça received a penalty. Messi showed how to fight a penalty and with a powerful shot in the upper right corner of the door he made it 3: 1.
The Catalans calmed down from the goal and let Sevilla score for the second time. In the 73rd minute Moreno found Loren in the home team’s penalty area and the forward scored 2: 3.
But Messi had not said his last word. In the 82nd minute, Leo escaped the ambush after a pass from Sergio Roberto and with a powerful blow over Bravo’s head he made it 4: 2. Minutes later, Messi scored a third goal, but it was annulled by an ambush.
In the 88th minute Messi jumped back to shooting position, fired with his right foot from a small angle, but Bravo took a corner.
In the last minute of regulation time, 17-year-old Pedry scored his debut goal in La Liga. Serge Roberto “pleased” the young man with a good pass from the right wing, and Pedri scored on an empty goal for the final 5: 2.
Barcelona – Betis 5: 2
1: 0 Usman Dembélé 22 ‘
1: 1 Antonio Sanabria 45 + 2 ‘
2: 1 Antoine Griezmann 49 ‘
3: 1 Lionem Messi 61′-d
3: 2 Lauren 73 ‘
4: 2 Lionel Messi 82 ’
5: 2 Pedri 90 ‘
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Piqué, Langley, Alba, Busquets (86 – Pjanic), De Jong, Pedri, Dembélé (66 – Trinkao), Fati (46 – Messi), Griezmann (78 – Braithwaite)
Betis: Bravo, Moreno, Bartra, Mandy, Emerson, Carvalho, Rodríguez, Teyo (63 – Ruiz), Canales (87 – Rodri), Joaquín (63 – García), Sanabria (72 – Lauren)
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