FC Barcelona annihilates Real Betis 5-0 . HIGHLIGHTS

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona annihilates Real Betis 5-0 with goals of

September 17, 2023

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona demolishes Real Betis 5-0 with goals of João Félix (25′), Robert Lewandowski (32′), Ferran Torres (62′), Raphinha (66′) and João Cancelo (81′). FC Barcelona was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 45,055 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who was helped by Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 25.37 degrees Celsius or 77.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona

5 - 0

Real Betis

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

17 Total 11
10 On Target 2
6 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 1

116 Attack 64
55 Dangerous attack 44
54 Ball safe 49

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

5 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 66% while Real Betis was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.

FC Barcelona shot 17 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis shot 11 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Iñigo Martínez ). Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Guido Rodríguez and Alejandro Santillán).

Match Timeline

João Félix(goal)Oriol Romeu

25'

R. Lewandowski(goal)Andreas Christensen

32'

46'

Abde Ezzalzouli- sub ->Luiz Henrique

Ferran Torres(goal)

62'

İlkay Gündoğan - sub ->Oriol Romeu

64'

Raphinha- sub ->Ferran Torres

64'

Lamine Yamal- sub ->João Félix

64'

Raphinha(goal)Robert Lewandowski

66'

Guido Rodríguez- sub ->Marc Roca

66'

Rodri Sánchez- sub ->Isco

72'

Marc Bartra- Yellow

Marcos Alonso- sub ->Alejandro Balde

76'

Iñigo Martínez- sub ->Andreas Christensen

76'

João Cancelo(goal)Robert Lewandowski

81'

84'

Guido Rodríguez- Yellow

Iñigo Martínez- Yellow

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, FC Barcelona will have 13 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Real Betis will stay with 7 points like Atlético Madrid and Cádiz to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on the 29th of October with a 23-15 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (12 draws).

Real Betis will play away agasint Deportivo Alavés on the 8th of October with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany

7.5

João Cancelo 2.Portugal

8.4

81'

Alejandro Balde 3.Spain

7.5

76'

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

7.3

76'

Jules Koundé 23.France

7.7

Gavi 6.Spain

7.0

Oriol Romeu 18.Spain

7.9

64'

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.7

Ferran Torres 7.Spain

7.9

64'

62'

R. Lewandowski 9.Poland

9.4

32'

João Félix 14.Portugal

7.7

64'

25'

Substitutes

Iñaki Peña 13.Spain

Ander Astralaga 26.Spain

Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain

6.8

76'

86'

Marcos Alonso 17.Spain

7.0

76'

Sergi Roberto 20.Spain

İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany

6.4

64'

Marc Casadó 30.Spain

Unai Hernández 35.Spain

Lamine Yamal 27.Spain

6.8

64'

Raphinha 11.Brazil

8.1

64'

66'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.5), João Cancelo (8.4), Jules Koundé (7.7), Andreas Christensen (7.3), Alejandro Balde (7.5), Gavi (7.0), Oriol Romeu (7.9), Frenkie de Jong (7.7), Ferran Torres (7.9), Robert Lewandowski (9.4) and João Félix (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lamine Yamal (6.8), Iñigo Martínez (6.8), Raphinha (8.1), Iñaki Peña, Marcos Alonso (7.0), Sergi Roberto, Ilkay Gündogan (6.4), Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó and Unai Hernandez.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Marcos Alonso (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Alejandro Balde for Marcos Alonso (76′), João Félix for Lamine Yamal (64′), Oriol Romeu for Ilkay Gündogan (64′), Ferran Torres for Raphinha (64′) and Andreas Christensen for Iñigo Martínez (76′).

Best player: Robert Lewandowski

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 24 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis

Rui Silva 13.Portugal

6.4

46'

Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain

5.8

Marc Bartra 15.Spain

6.6

72'

Juan Miranda 3.Spain

6.3

Chadi Riad 28.Morocco

6.0

Ayoze Pérez 10.Spain

6.4

66'

Luiz Henrique 11.Brazil

6.6

46'

Marc Roca 21.Spain

6.3

66'

Isco 22.Spain

6.7

66'

Sergi Altimira 27.Spain

6.6

Willian José 12.Brazil

6.6

Substitutes

Francisco Vieites 30.Spain

6.6

46'

G. Carvalho 31.Portugal

Germán Pezzella 6.Argentina

Abner 20.Brazil

Guido Rodríguez 5.Argentina

6.6

66'

84'

Juan Cruz 16.Spain

6.7

66'

Rodri Sánchez 17.Spain

6.7

66'

Enrique Fernández López 40.Spain

Abde Ezzalzouli 7.Morocco

6.7

46'

Borja Iglesias 9.Spain

Assane Diao 38.Spain

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (6.4), Héctor Bellerín (5.8), Alejandro Santillán (6.6), Chadi Riad (6.0), Juan Miranda (6.3), Sergi Altimira (6.6), Marc Roca (6.3), Luiz Henrique (6.6), Isco (6.7), Ayoze Pérez (6.4) and Willian José (6.6).

They had on the bench: Guido Rodríguez (6.6), Germán Pezzella, Abner Vinícius, Abde Ezzalzouli (6.7), Borja Iglesias, Juan Cruz (6.7), Rodri Sánchez (6.7), Francisco Vieites (6.6), Guilherme Sousa Carvalho Fernandes, Assane Diao, Enrique Fernández López and Pablo Busto.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Rui Silva for Francisco Vieites (46′), Luiz Henrique for Abde Ezzalzouli (46′), Marc Roca for Guido Rodríguez (66′), Ayoze Pérez for Juan Cruz (66′) and Isco for Rodri Sánchez (66′).