Spanish LALIGA

Betis vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 79': Marc Bartra
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  • 76': Ansu Fati
  • 90'+4': Jordi Alba

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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BET Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Claudio Bravo (GK)
5 Marc Bartra Yellow Card
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

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Neto (GK)
24 Eric García
4 Ronald Araújo
18 Jordi Alba
8 Dani Alves Yellow Card
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
30 Gavi
21 Frenkie de Jong
19 Ferran Torres
9 Memphis Depay
7 Ousmane Dembélé

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