In the away match at Benito Villamarín Stadium of Real Betis, Barcelona deployed their strongest lineup. Lamine Yamal returned, combining with Lewandowski and Raphinha to form Barcelona's attacking trio. In the 39th minute, Lewandowski opened the scoring for the visitors after a series of beautiful passing situations. In the 82nd minute, Lamine Yamal made a classy assist for Ferran Torres to score the second goal for Barcelona. In between Barcelona's two goals, Real Betis also shortened the score to 1-2 thanks to Giovani Lo Celso's goal in the 68th minute.
Notably, after Giovani Lo Celso's goal, coach Hansi Flick suddenly reacted strongly to the referee team. The German coach said that Frenkie de Jong did not commit a foul and that the VAR team had misjudged the situation. Immediately, the main referee showed coach Hansi Flick a red card. Since coming to lead Barcelona, this is the first time he has received a red card in La Liga.
Losing their captain on the bench, Barcelona lost control of the game to Real Betis in the final minutes of the match. In the 90+4 minute, Assane Diao scored, sealing a 2-2 draw for the home team.
Barcelona only got 1 point despite leading twice
A disappointing draw with Real Betis left Barcelona with just 38 points after 17 games. The Catalans are just three points ahead of Real Madrid, but have played one game more. Coach Hansi Flick was disappointed: “Barcelona played very badly from the start. I made changes in the second half because the team needed players who could make a difference. However, the players played slowly, there were many long balls - those are things I do not want. I think Barcelona should focus on their strengths and we could have done better.”
When asked about the red card he had just received, the 59-year-old coach was angry: “I have not offended anyone, that was just my reaction. I saw the referee take a long time to decide whether it was a penalty or not. If you need that much time, it can be a doubt. I do not agree with being sent off. That has never happened to me.”
Coach Hansi Flick confirmed that he did not insult the referee and the red card was too harsh.
After the match with Real Betis, Barcelona will face Borussia Dortmund in the 6th round of the Champions League (12.12). Coach Hansi Flick's team is expected to face many difficulties when Borussia Dortmund is in good form in the Champions League and is right behind Barcelona (both have 12 points after 5 matches).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/barcelona-mat-diem-phut-904-hlv-hansi-flick-lam-dieu-chua-tung-co-o-la-liga-185241208020656413.htm
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