Joined at the end of the match, FC Barcelona drew 2-2 at Betis Sevilla, a very bad operation in the La Liga standings.
Jostled on the lawn of the Benito Villamarin stadium, FC Barcelona made another misstep on Saturday against Betis Sevilla (2-2) during the 16th day of Liga, four days before a perilous trip to Dortmund in the Champions League .
The Catalan club, which thought it would hold on to its victory after regaining the advantage in the 83rd minute thanks to Ferran Torres, found in the area by a bright pass from Lamine Yamal, conceded a rather deserved draw for the locals at the end of time. additional, on a goal from the Spanish hope Assane Diao (90th + 4, 2-2). Leading at half-time after the 16th goal in 16 games from its star striker Robert Lewandowski, well placed to take a cross from the French full-back Jules Koundé (39th, 1-0), Barça had already let the Andalusians come back on a penalty from former Parisian Giovani Lo Celso (68th, 1-1).
Flick frustrated and excluded in the second half
Still leader, Barcelona (1st, 38 points), kept in the game by its goalkeeper Iñaki Peña, imperial on his line with several decisive saves, leaves the possibility for its great rival Real Madrid (2nd, 33 points) to come back to two lengths in the event of success in Girona (9 p.m.), with still a late match to play in Valencia at the beginning of January. Author of a great start to the season under the orders of the German Hansi Flick, excluded in the second half for protest, the Blaugrana club has won only one of its last five matches in the league (1 victory, 2 defeats, 2 draws) and fails to take advantage of the bad luck of Real, reigning Spanish champion far from its solidity of last year but still in the race.
Nothing reassuring before a very important trip in C1 on Wednesday to Dortmund to try to maintain its place among the eight best teams in the ranking, qualified directly for the round of 16.
