Betis. Barcelona

2023 - 1 - 12

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Real Betis vs Barcelona live online: score, stats and updates ... (AS English)

Live updates as Betis face Barça in the 2023 Spanish Super Cup semi-finals today, Thursday 12 January 2023, at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.

Helped, of course, by the fact that more clubs now qualify for the tournament, Barcelona have been absolute Super Cup regulars in recent years. Real Betis, on the other hand, have very little Super Cup experience. The captain's armband, by the way, features an image of Juan Miranda's winning penalty in the Copa del Rey final shootout against Valencia in April. After three and a half years in Seville, the left-back joined Premier League side Aston Villa yesterday. The first two were scored after utterly filthy passes from Ronaldinho and Xavi. Guys like Sergio Canales and Nabil Fekir are also looking to get the team playing. In 2021/22, they took a victory apiece from their two clashes in the Spanish top flight, with both teams winning away. “They like to have the ball. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Xavi said of his fellow World Cup winner: “He’s so important. With just under five minutes to go until Carlos del Cerro Grande gets this semi-final away, here's a final look at the teams: We’ll find it difficult to get the ball off them. “It’s a big loss for us," the 69-year-old said.

Real Betis vs Barcelona live score, updates, highlights from Spanish ... (Sporting News)

Barcelona lead the La Liga standings, yet the Blaugrana will know their form outside of league play has been poor as they meet Real Betis in the semifinals ...

Rodriguez — Henrique, Fekir, Canales, Rodri — Iglesias. 75 mins to kick: Real Betis wasted no time in securing a replacement at left-back for the departure of Alex Moreno to Aston Villa. Gavi — 22. Alba — 8. 9th min: Barcelona with the game's first corner, and 39-year-old Claudio Bravo comes to to punch. 15th min: Barcelona are running circles around Real Betis at the moment. Then, Sergi Roberto intercepts a Betis move inside the 18-yard-box and touches it back to ter Stegen, but the Barcelona goalkeeper has to clear it with a slide. ter Stegen (GK) — S. Rodri — 9. Rodriguez — 11. Miranda — 5. Bravo (GK) — 24.

Real Betis 2-2 Barcelona AET (2-4p): Barca claim shootout win to ... (Eurosport.com)

Barcelona will face Real Madrid in the Supercopa final after beating Betis on penalties. Robert Lewandowski gave Barca the lead before Nabil Fekir leveled to ...

REAL BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA - MORON SCORES - Henrique crosses into the near post with a rifled effort. BETIS 1-2 BARCELONA - FATI SCORES - Is that the winner? REAL BETIS 1-2 BARCELONA - LEWANDOWSKI SCORES - That might be it - though there's a check for VAR on a possible VAR. 77’ - GOAL! 40’ - GOAL! 24’ - GOAL!

Real Betis vs. Barcelona - Football Match Report - January 12, 2023 ... (ESPN)

Get a report of the Real Betis vs. Barcelona 2022-23 Spanish Supercopa, Semifinals football match.

"It was a very difficult match mainly after the break because they dominated possession and made it really though for us. [Luiz Henrique](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/304215/Luiz-Henrique) and [Rodri](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231828/Rodri)'s bullet-like shots, [Ousmane Dembele](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/229744/Ousmane-Dembélé) burst forward in a fine individual effort before he passed the ball to [Robert Lewandowski](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski), who beat goalkeeper [Claudio Bravo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/85373/Claudio-Bravo) from close range to score the opener. "I'm very proud of myself. [Nabil Fekir](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189025/Nabil-Fekir) slotted in a low shot just inside the far post in the 77th minute after being set-up by Luiz Henrique. "It was a beautiful match, one of those the fans show up to watch," Ter Stegen said after the match. [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140740/Marc-André-ter-Stegen) saved [Juanmi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/143643/Juanmi)'s and [William Carvalho](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157390/William-Carvalho)'s poorly-struck spot kicks to give [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Betis after the teams had finished level at 2-2 following extra time in their Spanish Super Cup semifinal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Barcelona beats Betis to set up Super Cup final against Madrid (pennlive.com)

Barcelona converted all four of its penalties in the shootout and Ter Stegen stopped the efforts by Juanmi and Willian Carvalho to give the Catalan club the ...

Lewandowski scored his first goal since the World Cup after a pass from Ousmane Dembélé in the 40th minute. “We are disappointed, the team played a great match,” Pellegrini said. “It will be a beautiful match,” Ter Stegen said. “The match was super difficult, Betis made it tough for us,” Ter Stegen said. The score was 2-2 after extra time as Ansu Fati gave Barcelona an early lead and Loren Morón equalized again for Betis. “Ter Stegen makes the difference,” Barcelona coach Xavi said.

Three talking points from Barcelona's win over Real Betis (Playing for 90)

Barcelona were taken all the way to penalties by Real Betis but the Catalan side prevailed to set a date with Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final.

The same line-up he went for against Betis may be the same one we see in the final with only a few changes in defense. Perhaps not the smartest move to introduce the slow-paced Busquets against a quick side like Betis who were more than confident they could win and advance to the final. He was sent off in the match against Atletico Madrid and offered very little once more against Betis. He was given an opportunity to impress in Barcelona’s hard-fought win against Intercity in the Copa del Rey and failed to do so. Torres was brought on in the second half and actively did more harm than good. He was active during his time on the pitch and the hope is he is able to use this as a stepping stone to get his season on track.