Real Betis vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
Barcelona survive Real Betis scare with Ferran Torres hat trick
Barcelona secured a last-gasp 4-2 win at Real Betis on Sunday, as stoppage-time goals from substitute Joao Felix and striker Ferran Torres, who completed his hat-trick, helped to ease the pressure on manager Xavi Hernandez in a stuttering season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marc Roca (Real Betis).
- 1': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abner.
- 3': Offside, Barcelona. Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Isco with a through ball.
- 6': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis).
- 8': Foul by Assane Diao (Real Betis).
- 8': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín.
- 14': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
- 17': Offside, Barcelona. Pedri is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Marc Roca (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luiz Henrique.
- 21': Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 22': Offside, Real Betis. Willian José is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Willian José (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Bellerín with a cross.
- 29': Offside, Real Betis. Willian José is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 33': Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 36': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Isco (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 38': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
- 40': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Real Betis).
- 44': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Isco (Real Betis).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Borja Iglesias replaces Willian José.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Nabil Fekir replaces Assane Diao.
- 48': Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 2. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 50': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 50': Isco (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 51': Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 54': Hand ball by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
- 55': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2. Isco (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 57': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
- 59': Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 2. Isco (Real Betis) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luiz Henrique with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 61': VAR Decision: Goal Real Betis 2-2 Barcelona (Isco).
- 63': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis).
- 63': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Vitor Roque replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 64': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 64': Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Marc Roca (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Offside, Barcelona. Vitor Roque is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 71': Attempt missed. Vitor Roque (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Pedri.
- 72': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
- 72': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Abner (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Real Betis. Sergi Altimira replaces Johnny Cardoso.
- 74': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
- 74': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
- 76': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil Fekir following a fast break.
- 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Roca.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Pau Cubarsí because of an injury.
- 83': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
- 83': Marc Roca (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 86': Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Offside, Real Betis. Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 88': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis).
- 88': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Offside, Real Betis. Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
- 90': Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 90'+1': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Lamine Yamal.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 90'+6': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abner.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
BET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 64.3 | Possession | 35.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 504 | Accurate Passes | 261 |
| 579 | Passes | 315 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 18 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 53,288
Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 53,288
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 |
Line-Ups
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 19 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| 20 | Abner  |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 22 | Isco |
| 21 | Marc Roca |
| 4 | Johnny Cardoso |
| 12 | Willian José |
| 38 | Assane Diao |
| 11 | Luiz Henrique |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 33 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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