Betis vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona secure Champions League qualification thanks to late Jordi Alba winner
A stunning late goal from Jordi Alba gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory at Real Betis to secure qualification for the Champions League next season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Substitution, Real Betis. Rui Silva replaces Claudio Bravo because of an injury.
- 64': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Memphis Depay.
- 72': Marc Bartra (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
- 76': Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 77': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodri replaces Andrés Guardado.
- 77': Substitution, Real Betis. William Carvalho replaces Juanmi.
- 78': Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 1. Marc Bartra (Real Betis) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Gavi.
- 90'+4': Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2.
Game Information
Venue: Benito Villamarín
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 46,132
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+47 | Real Madrid | 31 | 78 | 1 |
+28 | Barcelona | 31 | 70 | 3 |
+24 | Girona | 31 | 65 | 6 |
+23 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 61 | 8 |
Statistics
BAR | BET | |
---|---|---|
18 | Fouls | 16 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
11 | SHOTS | 14 |
5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
436 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
496 | Passes | 375 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
22 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
53 | Long Balls | 67 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
14 | Tackles | 13 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 10 |
7 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
7 | Clearances | 22 |
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | Claudio Bravo (GK) |
5 | Marc Bartra |
16 | Germán Pezzella |
15 | Álex Moreno |
23 | Youssouf Sabaly |
8 | Nabil Fekir |
18 | Andrés Guardado |
21 | Guido Rodríguez |
9 | Borja Iglesias |
7 | Juanmi |
10 | Sergio Canales |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Neto (GK) |
24 | Eric García |
4 | Ronald Araújo |
18 | Jordi Alba |
8 | Dani Alves |
5 | Sergio Busquets |
30 | Gavi |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
19 | Ferran Torres |
9 | Memphis Depay |
7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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