Barcelona prolonged their lead on the high of LaLiga to 4 factors regardless of solely drawing 1-1 with Actual Betis.
The Blaugrana had been trying to go six away from Actual Madrid after their loss earlier within the day, however couldn’t take full benefit of the scenario at hand.
It took simply seven minutes for Barcelona to interrupt the impasse although. Lamine Yamal lower inside from the appropriate and fed Ferran Torres, who delivered a superbly weighted first-time move to Gavi.
The midfielder, marking his one hundredth LaLiga look, ghosted into the field and slotted the ball previous Adrian to offer the hosts the lead.
Nevertheless, Betis hit again virtually instantly. Simply ten minutes later, after Antony gained a nook, Giovani Lo Celso delivered a cross to the towering Natan, who powered a header past Wojciech Szczesny to stage the rating.
Barcelona pushed to reclaim the lead with probabilities coming thick and quick. Pedri noticed a strong shot tipped over by Adrian, whereas each Torres and Yamal got here shut however didn’t convert from promising positions.
The second half opened in a equally high-octane vogue. Antony drove a shot large for Betis simply after the restart, and shortly after, Kounde was denied by an outstanding Adrian save after being slipped via by Pedri.
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Hansi Flick rang the modifications because the hosts continued their seek for a winner, introducing Raphinha, Eric Garcia, and Fermin Lopez in a bid to interrupt the impasse.
The Brazilian winger virtually made an on the spot affect with a fierce free-kick that Adrian did nicely to carry, earlier than heading narrowly large on the far submit moments later.
Betis, in the meantime, weren’t content material to take a seat again and made a number of attacking substitutions of their very own, with Chimy Avila and Cedric Bakambu becoming a member of the fray.
Natan, already on the scoresheet, got here near a spectacular second with a long-range drive that pressured Szczesny into a pointy save.
As the sport entered the ultimate 10 minutes, the depth ramped up additional. Barca had a number of late alternatives, together with a chaotic sequence during which Yamal’s shot was blocked and Lewandowski’s overhead kick was headed clear.
Jules Kounde noticed yellow for dragging down Rodriguez as tempers flared within the dying minutes.
In a weird second close to full-time, Llorente collided with each Gavi and the referee, halting a Barcelona counter and typifying the frenetic nature of the competition.
