Betis and Barcelona They play the last game of the Sunday of the twenty-second day of LaLiga Santander. The blaugrana arrive with the “rush” of the comeback in Copa del Rey against him Pomegranate, while the other side of the coin is reflected by the Betis from Manuel Pellegrini, who saw how it equaled Raul Garcia the tie in the 93rd minute to later fall into the penalty shootout.
The triumph at the stadium Los Cármenes (3-5), was cemented in the comeback between minutes 88 and 92, where the goals of Aaron Mascarell, on own doorstep (caused by Griezmann) and of Jordi Alba, took the match to extra time, where Barcelona scored 3 more goals. The team of Ronald Koeman go back to LaLiga Santander, where he occupies the second place in the classification, with 40 points, equaled with the Real Madrid (40) and one point above the Seville (39).
The Barça chain five wins in The league, which has allowed him to place himself in the second position and be the pursuer of the Atlético de Madrid from Cholo Simeone, leader of the classification with 50 points, but also a game less than the Catalans. In their last league match, they won in the Camp Nou to Athletic Bilbao by 2-1, thanks to the many Messi, in a great hit from a direct foul, and Antoine Griezmann in the second half, when the Bilbao team had equalized the match.
They visit the Benito Villamarin with the intention of prolonging his good time, with a great Frenkie De Jong, with Messi already at its highest level, as well as some plugged Pedri, Griezmann or Jordi Alba. In addition, Barcelona is the highest-scoring team in the championship with 41 goals and faces the most vulnerable defense of LaLiga Santander, with 34 goals conceded (equaled Betis to Granada).
On the negative side, the casualties continue to complicate things for the Blaugrana squad. Ansu Fati He has undergone surgery on his meniscus again, since the evolution of his first operation was not going as planned, so he will surely be out for the rest of the season. Sergi Roberto He relapsed from his injury in Los Cármenes and will be out for more than a month, while Gerard Piqué remains injured and aims to return for the C tiechampions League against PSG.
The Real Betis, for his part, he faces this match after the significant disappointment suffered against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey. The Betis took the lead with a goal from Juanmi In the 84th minute, which had started in the second half, it gave an advantage that seemed definitive. However, a bit of head Raul Garcia, at minute 93, forced the semifinals. The 30 minutes They were highly contested, but without goals for Betis or Athletic Club, so the penalty shoot-out was reached. In the definition, Unai Simon was erected as the figure and the Bilbaoans passed with a 5-2 in the round, so they will be in semifinals, Meanwhile he Betis died on the shore.
The Verdiblanco team has had a great month of January, where it has not known defeat, which has boosted it to seventh place in the standings with 30 points, alone against Real Sociedad, sixth classified. In the first leg, played in the Camp Nou, the Barcelona mercilessly thrashed the Betis, which he defended poorly and the result was a blunt 5-2. With the return of Sergio Canales, who was injured, the Verdiblanco team has taken flight, so it will be necessary to see if this disappointment does not pass revenue.
When do you play Betis – Barcelona?
The game is played today, Sunday February 7, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Betis – Barcelona?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar LaLiga (46) and Movistar LaLiga 1 (47), platform dials Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live through the website of Sports world.