Since 2008, Betis has been waiting for a win at home against Barcelona in La Liga, and they will have to wait until next season to do it, as the Catalans recorded another win in a thrilling game and kept the pace with leading Real and Girona: Betis – Barcelona 2-4. It was the beginning of the second half when Ferran Torres scored his second goal of the game, but then it was time for fantastic Isco to do the same, but only in the space of three minutes. The Spanish international played 18 games against the Catalans and never scored, but now he did two. The pressure was on; the hosts had their chances for a total turnaround, and coach Xavi decided it was time for drastic changes: he subbed Robert Lewandowski in the 63rd minute with a new signing Vitor Roque and then inserted Joao Felix instead of an injured defender Coubarsi in the 81st minute. That proved to be a fantastic (although risky) decision by Xavi, as the Portuguese were the ones who gave Barcelona the second lead of the game in the crucial moment, the 90th minute of the match. His assistant was brilliant Torres, who only confirmed the result three minutes later with his hat-trick.It took Joao Felix just 9minutes to score a goal for Barcelona against Real Betis pic.twitter.com/Qo6K831WHp— JustCheck (@ladex658) January 21, 2024 Xavi handed young defender Pau Cubarsi his first start and, along with Lamine Yamal, lined up with two 16-year-olds in the team. Torres put Barcelona ahead with a simple finish from Pedri’s cut-back after Ilkay Gundogan’s deflected pass found the midfielder in the area. Robert Lewandowski netted just before the break, but it was disallowed for offside. Torres doubled Barcelona’s lead two minutes into the second half after the exciting Yamal drove to the byline and crossed for the Spain international. But then it was time for Isco’s magic, and suddenly it was 2-2. It was time for Joao Felix, who had a great introduction when he came from Atletico Madrid but was quiet since, so shine again with the winner in the last minute. Barca is in line for some more tough games, as they play against Bilbao in the Cup before they host in-form Villareal in Barcelona. Ferran Torres’s goal that got him his brace to give Barcelona the 2-0 lead away from home against Real Betis. ⚽️⚽️🇪🇸pic.twitter.com/lxSSrYei3D— LaLigaExtra (@LaLigaExtra) January 21, 2024 🚨🚨| GOAL: FERRAN TORRES GETS A HATTRICK!Real Betis 2-4 Barcelona pic.twitter.com/CppQGGIuSh— DannyYouGotThis (@DanielSuitable) January 21, 2024 LA LIGAFridayAlaves – Cadiz 1-0 (0-0)/Rioja 51/SaturdayRayo Vallecano – Las Palmas 0-2 (0-1)/Moleiro 35, Munoz 83/Villarreal – Mallorca 1-1 (1-0)/Sorloth 45+1 – Llabres 90+1/Valencia – Ath. Bilbao 1-0 (0-0)/Duro 60/Celta – Sociedad 0-1 (0-1)/Mendez 11/SundayOsasuna – Getafe 3-2 (2-0)/Garcia 9, Munoz 31, Areso 80 – Mayoral 64, Maksimovic 68/Real Madrid – Almeria 3-2 (0-2)/Bellingham (p) 57, VInicius 67, Carvahal 90+9 – Ramazani 1, Gonzales 43/Betis – Barcelona 4-2 (0-2)/Isco 56, 59 – Torres 21, 48, 92, Felix 90/23.00: (1.75) Girona (3.60) Sevilla (4.90)Monday23.00: (5.10) Granada (3.60) Atl.Madrid (1.73)***odds are subject to change
