BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Real Betis draw 1-1. Gavi scored the first goal (7′) for FC Barcelona. Natan settled the score (17′). FC Barcelona was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%)​

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 47,043 spectators.​ The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the support of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.25 degrees Celsius or 64.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

1 - 1

Real Betis

• ! 74 Ball Possession 26

Shots

• 13 Total 6
• 5 On Target 2
• 5 Off Target 3
• 3 Shots blocked 1

• 183 Attack 48
• 88 Dangerous attack 12
• 93 Ball safe 72

• 12 Free Kicks 16
• 0 Penalties 0
• 9 Corners 3
• 2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

• 16 Total 12
• 2 Yellow Cards 1
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 74% while Real Betis was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Betis shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Jules Koundé and Eric García). On the other side, Real Betis received 1 yellow card (Natan).

Standings

After this contest, FC Barcelona has 67 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Real Betis has 48 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Leganés on the 12th of April with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (0 draws).

Real Betis will host Villarreal on the 13th of April with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

G

Wojciech Szczęsny 25.Poland

6.4

D

Alejandro Balde 3.Spain

6.7

75'

D

Ronald Araújo 4.Uruguay

7.1

D

Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain

D

Jules Koundé 23.France

7.1

87'

D

Pau Cubarsí 2.Spain

7.2

M

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.2

57'

M

Gavi 6.Spain

8.2

7'

M

Pedri 8.Spain

7.5

75'

F

Ferran Torres 7.Spain

6.8

57'

F

Robert Lewandowski 9.Poland

6.7

F

Lamine Yamal 19.Spain

7.7

Substitutes

G

Iñaki Peña 13.Spain

G

Diego Kochen 31.United States

D

Eric García 24.Spain

6.8

57' 77'

D

Gerard Martín 35.Spain

6.9

75'

D

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

D

Hector Fort 32.Spain

M

Fermín López 16.Spain

6.9

75'

M

Pablo Torre 14.Spain

F

Raphinha 11.Brazil

7.2

57'

F

Ansu Fati 10.Spain

F

Pau Víctor 18.Spain

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

The manager Hans-Dieter Flick decided to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny (6.4), Jules Koundé (7.1), Ronald Araújo (7.1), Iñigo Martínez, Pau Cubarsí (7.2), Alejandro Balde (6.7), Gavi (8.2), Frenkie de Jong (7.2), Pedri (7.5), Lamine Yamal (7.7), Robert Lewandowski (6.7) and Ferran Torres (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Fermín López (6.9), Eric García (6.8), Gerard Martín (6.9), Raphinha (7.2), Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Andreas Christensen, Pau Víctor, Diego Kochen and Hector Fort.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Frenkie de Jong for Eric García (57′), Ferran Torres for Raphinha (57′), Pedri for Fermín López (75′) and Alejandro Balde for Gerard Martín (75′).

Player of the match: Gavi​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Gavi.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 72 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis

G

Adrián 13.Spain

7.2

D

Marc Bartra 5.Spain

7.3

D

Natan 6.Brazil

7.7

14' 17'

D

Romain Perraud 15.France

6.7

D

Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain

7.1

M

Johnny 4.Brazil

7.3

79'

M

Antony 7.Brazil

6.8

75'

M

Pablo Fornals 18.Spain

6.9

M

Giovani Lo Celso 20.Argentina

7.2

59'

M

Sergi Altimira 16.Spain

6.4

46'

F

Cucho Hernández 19.Colombia

6.7

75'

Substitutes

G

Francisco Vieites 25.Spain

G

Guilherme Fernandes 31.Portugal

D

Youssouf Sabaly 23.Senegal

D

Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain

D

Diego Llorente 3.Spain

6.8

79'

D

Ricardo Rodríguez 12.Switzerland

M

William Carvalho 14.Portugal

6.8

59'

M

Mateo Flores 46.Spain

F

Jesús Rodriguez 36.Spain

6.8

75'

F

Chimy Ávila 9.Argentina

6.8

46'

F

Cédric Bakambu 11.DR Congo

6.7

75'

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

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Adrián (7.2), Aitor Ruibal (7.1), Marc Bartra (7.3), Natan (7.7), Romain Perraud (6.7), Johnny (7.3), Sergi Altimira (6.4), Antony (6.8), Giovani Lo Celso (7.2), Pablo Fornals (6.9), Cucho Hernández (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Héctor Bellerín, Diego Llorente (6.8), Ricardo Rodríguez, Jesús Rodriguez (6.8), Youssouf Sabaly, Chimy Ávila (6.8), Cédric Bakambu (6.7), William Carvalho (6.8), Francisco Vieites, Guilherme Fernandes and Mateo Flores.

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: Sergi Altimira for Chimy Ávila (46′), Antony for Jesús Rodriguez (75′), Giovani Lo Celso for William Carvalho (59′), Johnny for Diego Llorente (79′) and Cucho Hernández for Cédric Bakambu (75′).

Player of the match: Natan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Natan.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 13 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Real Madrid – Valencia – 1-2
• FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 1-1
• Girona – Deportivo Alavés – 0-1
• Mallorca – Celta de Vigo – 1-2