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In the first five minutes the pattern of this match had been set, Barça up front and moving the ball well and Betis operating on the counterattack. After falling awkwardly while clearing the ball, Ronald Araujo had to be substituted before the 10th minute, replaced by Frenkie de Jong.
The Verdiblancos sought to take advantage mainly by Barça’s right wing, while the Catalans sought to extend the play at every opportunity. Chances were slim in the first 30 minutes, with a congested midfield making life difficult for both teams.
Ousmane Dembélé and Antoine Greizmann were animated up front when Juanmi approached Betis at the other end, with Clément Lenglet having the best opportunity to open the scoring, heading just off the mark when Jordi Alba broke away from a Jordi Alba center in the 28th .
Point blank
In the 37th minute, a quick counterattack by the hosts ended as Borja Iglesias slid home to make it 1-0, and that was the final action of any note before the referee blew his whistle for the break.
Joel Robles had to be full on 48 when Oscar Mingueza fired a rocket from a shot from a precise center from Dembélé, Barça picked up the pace again. Marc-André ter Stegen returned to produce a moment of excellence shortly after with a point-blank save so that Betis could not extend their advantage.
Poisonous
The hour is coming, the man is coming. In the 56th minute, Lionel Messi, who had been on the field for just three minutes, came in before firing a venomous shot at Robles to equalize the score. Dembélé put the goalkeeper to the test shortly after when Barça began to push for real.
Messi intervened again, a sublime pass in a fast play that ended with Víctor Ruiz putting the ball into his own net. However, the Betis player soon scored down the right wing, with an impressive header from a free kick.
Wonderful
With Loren Morón causing some trouble after coming in, the hosts came strong late in the match, but with just four minutes to go, Trincão’s impressive shot in the top corner flew off the crossbar, giving him his first goal for the club and the winner of the night.
