Real Betis vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Real Betis

85': Jules Koundé (OG)
90'+5': William Carvalho

FT
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Barcelona

65': Raphinha
80': Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski scores, Barça beats Betis to reach 50-point mark

— With another goal by Robert Lewandowski and yet another victory, Barcelona reached the 50-point mark and continued to show its strength going into the second half of the Spanish league.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
2': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Offside, Barcelona. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
5': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
5': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis).
6': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri following a set piece situation.
8': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
8': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
10': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
10': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
11': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
11': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abner.
14': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aitor Ruibal.
14': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
17': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
17': Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
17': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by William Carvalho.
21': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
21': William Carvalho (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis).
21': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Real Betis).
24': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Sergio Canales (Real Betis).
25': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
28': Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitor Ruibal.
33': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
35': Abner (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
36': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Real Betis).
36': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Pedri is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass.
40': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
41': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
41': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
45': Offside, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Real Betis 0, Barcelona 0.
45': Second Half begins Real Betis 0, Barcelona 0.
48': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
49': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
49': Foul by William Carvalho (Real Betis).
49': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Offside, Real Betis. Luiz Henrique tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
53': Foul by William Carvalho (Real Betis).
53': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Henrique.
56': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
56': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Jules Koundé is caught offside.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Raphinha (Barcelona).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
62': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
62': Substitution, Real Betis. Andrés Guardado replaces William Carvalho.
63': Substitution, Real Betis. Juanmi replaces Nabil Fekir because of an injury.
63': Offside, Real Betis. Abner tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
65': Foul by Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis).
65': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Balde following a set piece situation.
65': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
66': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Real Betis).
66': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
68': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
68': Juanmi (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Real Betis).
69': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Luiz Felipe (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis).
71': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
77': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Real Betis).
77': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Real Betis. Willian José replaces Borja Iglesias.
77': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodri replaces Luiz Henrique.
78': Substitution, Real Betis. Youssouf Sabaly replaces Aitor Ruibal.
78': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abner.
80': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a corner.
80': Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronald Araújo following a corner.
80': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Raphinha.
83': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
84': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Gavi.
85': Own Goal by Jules Koundé, Barcelona. Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.
88': Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
90': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
90'+1': Offside, Real Betis. Sergio Canales tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
90'+2': Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.
90'+5': William Carvalho (Real Betis) is shown the red card.
0': Match ends, Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.
90'+5': William Carvalho (Real Betis) is shown the red card.
0': Match ends, Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

BAR		BET
9	Fouls	17
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
6	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	1
63.7	Possession	36.3
13	SHOTS	5
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
568	Accurate Passes	286
643	Passes	363
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
14	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.1
41	Long Balls	57
26	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	17
23	Tackles	23
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	8
9	Effective Clearances	16
9	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 48,181

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	11	+27	30
2	Real Madrid	11	+10	24
3	Villarreal	11	+1	21
4	Atlético Madrid	11	+9	20

Full Table

Line-Ups

Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Rui Silva (GK)
19	Luiz Felipe
16	Germán Pezzella
20	Abner
24	Aitor Ruibal
8	Nabil Fekir
14	William Carvalho
5	Guido Rodríguez
9	Borja Iglesias
10	Sergio Canales
11	Luiz Henrique

Real Betis Substitutes:

Edgar González, Dani Martín, Juan Miranda, Willian José , Martín Montoya, Víctor Ruiz, Andrés Guardado, Claudio Bravo, Joaquín, Rodri Sánchez, Youssouf Sabaly, Juanmi.

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15	Andreas Christensen
4	Ronald Araújo
28	Alejandro Balde
23	Jules Koundé
5	Sergio Busquets
8	Pedri
21	Frenkie de Jong
9	Robert Lewandowski
6	Gavi
22	Raphinha

Barcelona Substitutes:

Eric García, Ansu Fati, Franck Kessié, Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Ángel Alarcón, Iñaki Peña, Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso, Pablo Torre, Arnau Tenas.

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