BARCELONA. Real Betis beats FC Barcelona 1-0 after J. scored just 1 goal (79′). FC Barcelona was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 87
- 82 Dangerous attack 36
- 79 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 8 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 63% while Real Betis was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Real Betis was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Real Betis shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Nico). Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (Willian Jose and G. Rodriguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, FC Barcelona will stay with 23 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Real Betis will have 30 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will host Elche on the 18th of December with a 7-0 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).
Real Betis will play away agasint Athletic Club on the 19th of December with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (6 draws).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
82'
42'
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 , Sergiño Dest , Ronald Araújo , Clément Lenglet , Jordi Alba , Gavi , Sergio Busquets , Nicolás González , Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho .
The home team had on the bench: Gerard Piqué , Frenkie de Jong , Eric García, Samuel Umtiti, Ousmane Dembélé , Neto, Luuk de Jong , Alejandro Balde, Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig , Yusuf Demir and Arnau Tenas.
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of R. Puig (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Gavi for R. Puig (36′), Coutinho for O. Dembele (59′), Nico for F. de Jong (59′), A. Ezzalzouli for G. Pique (82′) and C. Lenglet for L. de Jong (82′).
Best player: Sergio Busquets
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Sergio Busquets.
His rating is with 95 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
79'
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva , Héctor Bellerín , Marc Bartra , Víctor Ruiz , Álex Moreno , Guido Rodríguez , Andrés Guardado , Aitor Ruibal , Sergio Canales , Juanmi and Willian José .
These were the players on the bench: Rodrigo Sánchez, Rober Gonzalez, Diego Lainez, Borja Iglesias , Juan Miranda, Joaquín, Germán Pezzella, Paul Akouokou, Cristian Tello , Joel Robles, Edgar Gonzalez and William Carvalho .
Substitutions
Real Betis made 3 changes: A. Ruibal for C. Tello (63′), Willian Jose for W. Carvalho (71′) and Juanmi for B. Iglesias (81′).
Best player: Juanmi
The most impressive player for Real Betis was Juanmi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 0-2
- Sevilla – Villarreal – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 0-1
