He FC Barcelona this Saturday consolidated its leadership in LaLiga with a high-impact victory against the Betis (3-5) at the La Cartuja stadium on matchday 15. The match, vibrant from the first minutes, showed an effective Barça team in attack, supported by three goals from Ferran Torres during a first half that ended 1-4. Betis arrived in great shape, but could not maintain the pace against a rival that resolved quickly.
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The game started uphill for Barça. After six minutes, Antony dos Santos opened the scoring after a play from the left by Ez Abde that found the visiting defense badly stopped. The initial blow did not take long to wake up Hansi Flick’s squad, who responded forcefully and turned the result around before the break.
An insistent Betis and a Barça that took advantage of every space
Ferran Torres He tied immediately after a defensive error by Jules Koundé, who corrected his distraction by enabling the striker inside the six-yard box. From there, Barcelona took control. The second came in the 13th minute, a volley from the Valencian attacker following a pass from the Swede Roony Bardghji. own Bardghji He extended the lead at half an hour by closing a collective play that left goalkeeper Álvaro Valles with no options. Before the break, the score was 1-4 after a shot by Ferran was deflected by Marc Bartra, displacing the goalkeeper.
In the second half, Barcelona changed the pace. He decided not to risk and gave up meters while waiting for spaces to counterattack. The strategy worked. A handball by Bartra sanctioned by the VAR led to a penalty that Lamine Yamal became 1-5 at minute 60. Betis reacted late, but enough to make up the score with goals from Diego Llorente and Cucho Hernándezthe latter from the eleven steps.
Hansi Flick He valued the victory despite the irregular closing. “The important thing is that they won after ninety minutes”he stated. For the coach, the difference was in “a very good first half,” although he acknowledged that in the end “we were very tired.” He also highlighted the performance of Lamine Yamal, whom he saw as “very good, also defensively,” and praised Ferran Torres, whom he said “is a very intelligent player” who knows how to “interpret spaces very well.”
Barcelona remains firmly at the top, although with aspects to adjust.
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