Barcelona won the Spanish Football League again after four matches, in the 9th round it beat Betis Sevilla 5: 2 at home. The star Lionel Messi contributed two goals, who surprisingly started the match only on the bench and got into the game only after a change of sides.
Barcelona sent Ousmane Dembélé into the lead in the 22nd minute after a pass by Antoine Griezmann, who did not convert a penalty kick a few minutes later. Betis took advantage of this shortly before the break, when he leveled Antonio Sanabria.
Messi also entered the second half, replacing Ansu Fati and playing a significant role in the victory of the Catalan big club. First, he cleverly dropped the ball after Jordi Alba’s center on the oncoming Griezmann, who scored a goal and assisted in one match for the first time this year. The third goal for Barcelona was scored by Messi himself from the penalty kick, and Aissa Mandi was sent off for a hand-held play.
Betis did not give up even weakening and was able to reduce it thanks to Loren, but that was all on his part. The home team’s victory was secured in the 82nd minute by Messi, who hit the game for the first time this season, and in the end Pedri prevailed.
Barcelona has moved up to eighth place by one point behind its current opponent, but compared to Betis, it has two matches less.
The decisive moment of the match Sevilla – Pamplona came after an hour of play. Lucas Ocampos fouled in the penalty area, but his penalty was Sergio Herrera. However, Pamplony’s goal left the goal line too early, the penalty was repeated and the Argentine striker was not mistaken on the second attempt.
For Atlético, players scored with excellent current form. Joao Felix scored two goals, scoring six goals in the last four games. The third goal in the fifth match was scored by midfielder Marcos Llorente and the fifth league hit after the summer arrival from Barcelona was scored by Luis Suárez.
Atlético has caught up with the leader of San Sebastian so far, but he has a better score and a good match. Cadiz lost after five matches and is sixth.
Spanish Football League – Round 9:
Huesca – Eibar 1: 1 (67. Mir – 38. Burgos), FC Barcelona – Betis Sevilla 5: 2 (61. z pen. To 82. Messi, 22. Dembélé, 49. Griezmann, 90. Pedri – 45. + 3 Sanabria, 73. Loren), FC Sevilla – Pamplona 1: 0 (59. Ocampos z pen.), Atlético Madrid – Cádiz 4: 0 (8. to 90. Joao Felix, 22. Llorente, 51. Suárez).
Table:
| 1. | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17:2 | 17 |
| 2. | Saint Sebastian | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18:4 | 17 |
| 3. | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13:5 | 16 |
| 4. | Villarreal | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10:8 | 15 |
| 5. | Granada | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9:9 | 14 |
| 6. | Cádiz | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8:10 | 14 |
| 7. | Betis Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12:17 | 12 |
| 8. | FC Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15:8 | 11 |
| 9. | Getafe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7:6 | 11 |
| 10. | Elche | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7:8 | 11 |
| 11. | FC Sevilla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7:6 | 10 |
| 12. | Pamplona | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7:8 | 10 |
| 13. | Bilbao | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6:7 | 9 |
| 14. | Eibar | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6:9 | 9 |
| 15. | Valencia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:13 | 8 |
| 16. | Alaves | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6:9 | 8 |
| 17. | Vigo | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6:15 | 7 |
| 18. | Huesca | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7:15 | 6 |
| 19. | Levante | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7:12 | 5 |
| 20. | Valladolid | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5:13 | 3 |
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