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Barcelona secured a hard-fought draw against Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín. The match, part of La Liga’s matchday 16 in the 2024 season, played on December 7th in Seville, was full of excitement and controversy. Robert Lewandowski put the Blaugrana ahead in the 39th minute, assisted by Jules Koundé. Betis equalized from the penalty spot in the 68th minute thanks to Guido Rodríguez. The game turned complicated for Barcelona with the red card shown to Héctor Flick in the 66th minute. However, Ferran Torres scored a 2-1 lead in the 82nd minute, assisted by Lamine Yamal. Finally, A. Diao scored in added time to make the final score 2-2. Despite being a man down, Barcelona dominated possession (62%) and created more goal-scoring opportunities (9 shots on target) than Betis (12). Referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz’s performance was a talking point after several contentious decisions during the game.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 60 F. Torres came in and Raphinha went out., at minute 60 F. de Jong came in and D. Olmo went out., at minute 74 Gavi came in and Pedri went out., at minute 75 P. Victor came in and R. Lewandowski went out., at minute 87 H. Fort came in and A. Balde went out.
Substitutions real betis: at minute 71 A. Ruibal came in and R. Perraud went out., at minute 76 A. Diao came in and Vitor Roque went out., at minute 76 Isco came in and M. Flores went out., at minute 86 J. Rodriguez came in and A. Ezzalzouli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Betis
Barcelona
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