Barcelona succeeded in achieving a difficult victory at the expense of its counterpart Real Betis, 2-1, in the match that was held between them on Wednesday evening at the “Pinto Villamarin” stadium, within the postponements of the 17th round of the Spanish League championship for the current season 2022-2023.
The goals of the match were scored by Rafinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Conde (an own goal) in the 65th, 80th, and 85th minutes, respectively.
FC Barcelona expanded the points difference in the ranking table La Liga With 50 points, he collected from winning 16 matches, drawing 2, losing 1, scoring 39 goals and conceding 7..
Real Betis settles in sixth place in the La Liga table, with 31 points, after winning 9 matches, drawing 4, losing 6 matches, scoring 21 goals and conceding 16.
Historically, the Real Betis teams met against Barcelona in 136 matches, in which the hosts were able to win in only 30 matches and achieve 24 draws, while Barca won 82 matches.
FC Barcelona succeeded in scoring 313 goals, compared to 157 for Real Betis, where Lionel Messi, Argentina’s flea, leads the ranking of the two teams’ match scorers with 26 goals.
Real Betis was defeated two weeks ago in the King’s Cup by Barcelona, on penalties, 4-2, in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals.
Real Betis failed to equalize the points of Atletico Madrid, who are fourth in the La Liga standings table, which is what coach Manuel Pellegrini aspires to.
He missed the Barcelona match today, French star Osman Dembele, due to his injury in the last Barca match, due to his suffering from an injury to the rectus muscle in his left thigh, and his recovery will determine his status regarding participation with the team.“.
The duration of Dembele’s absence may range between 3 and 4 weeks, and thus he will miss the confrontation with Manchester United, in the first leg of the knockout round in the European League..
The formation of Barcelona was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ter Chegen.
Defense line: Conde, Christensen, Araujo, Balde.
Midfield: Javi, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri.
Offensive line: Rafinha, Lewandowski.