When the clock struck 78 minutes, it appeared Lionel Messi to enable Jordi Alba on the left, who took a low center looking for Antoine Griezzman. The Frenchman tried to make a tacó, which ended up bouncing off the defender of the Andalusian team.
Thus, with less than ten minutes on the field of play, the ‘Flea’ commanded the reaction of Ronald Koeman’s team. He entered and made his teammates play, who regained their confidence and got into the game.
It should be remembered that the Argentine started the game on the substitute bench, since the Dutch DT decided to give him rest, after the last match against Granada for the Copa del Rey, where it was played until overtime.
Barcelona vs. Betis: the preview
Motivated by a string of victories and looking to get closer to the leader Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona visits Real Betis, who seem to have also found their way beyond the recent elimination in the Copa del Rey. Follow minute by minute statistics, incidents, goals, interviews and results of the match that will be played at the Benito Villamarín Stadium.
Barcelona and Real Betis played two demanding extensions and will have to calibrate the wear of players to mount an ‘eleven’ of guarantees, although in the case of the Betis team already with more time for rest by only staying this course in LaLiga.
The team led by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini faces its third straight game in seven days at home, after they beat Osasuna (1-0) on Monday and lost in the penalty shootout after a 1-1 against Athletic on Thursday.
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