Barcelona faced Real Betis in Spanish La Liga action tonight. Barcelona had the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table, while Real Betis tried to close the gap on fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.
The first half of the game was scoreless because neither team could find the back of the net. Barcelona had the majority of possession and scoring chances, but they were ineffective. Raphinha gave the visitors the lead in the 33rd minute, but the Brazilian winger was clearly offside, and the goal was ruled out.Silva denied Pedri a wonderful goal three minutes later, while Henrique's effort was the hosts' closest chance in the first half.
Barcelona came back strongly in the second half, almost taking the lead in the 48th minute after Silva saved Pedri's second attempt. Everything changed for Barcelona in the 65th minute, when a Balde cross found Raphinha, who finished off the goal for Real Betis.Barcelona pushed to double their lead, and in the 80th minute, Raphinha's corner found Araujo, who nodded it to Lewandowski, who pounced on it and scored to make it 2-0. Real Betis grew into the game and forced Kounde to score an own goal, but it wasn't enough to earn a point as Barcelona won 2-1.
After Barcelona defeated Real Betis, the final La Liga table looks like this:
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