Barcelona continues its winning streak in La Liga. The Catalan team also defeated Real Betis with a score of 5-2, in the ninth week of the championship, and maintains full points in the standings, with 27 points. The Catalans led by Flick were led to victory by goals from Yamal, Rodri, who scored his first goal with the Barcelona shirt, Gabriel Jesus, Eric and Dani Olmo. However, Atletico Madrid manages to remain the first team chasing, with five points less. “Los Colchoneros” defeated Espanyol 1-0 on the move, thanks to Baena's goal at the end of the match, in the 89th minute. Now it's up to Real Madrid to respond to both the Catalans and their city rivals, on Sunday evening, in the match against Sevilla.
REAL BETIS-BARCELONA 2-5
Barcelona travel to Sevilla for the match against Betis and in the tenth minute take a 1-0 lead, thanks to a brilliant move by their number 10. Yamal beats an opponent with a touch of the heel and then unleashes his usual, magnificent shot with his left foot, leaving Valles no chance. The Spaniard's arcing shot, from the edge of the penalty area, ends up crossing the posts, while Lamine then stops to enjoy his moment of glory, resting one arm on the corner flag. A similar celebration was once made iconic by Thierry Henry in a France shirt, in 1998.
However, Manuel Pellegrini's team did not give up and in the 27th minute Valentin Gomez equalized, who was accurate with a header past Joan Garcia. The balance was broken again in the 41st minute, when Rodri headed home his first goal for Barcelona. Lo Celso responded immediately, sending an incredible left-footed shot into the net from outside the area. However, the former Tottenham player's spectacular goal was ruled out after a previous handball by Hernandez, after the referee reviewed the incident via VAR.
The confrontation between the two teams continued in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Ezzalzouli responded to Gabriel Jesus' goal, scored just a minute earlier. Betis was then left with ten men, after the direct red card received by Bernal in the 54th minute, protagonist of a verbal clash with Yamal. Barcelona scored the fourth goal with Eric Garcia in the 62nd minute, while Dani Olmo sealed the final score 5-2 in the 81st minute. Thus, Barcelona recorded its ninth victory in as many championship matches and continues to lead the standings with 27 points.
ESPANYOL-ATLETICO MADRID 0-1
Espanyol host Atletico Madrid at the RCDE stadium, where the home team creates the best chance of the first half. After several chances for the visitors, with Lee Kang and Jonathan David, for whom the Spaniards are considering the possibility of permanently buying from Juventus, it is Cabrera who hits the crossbar in the 44th minute with a long-range shot. Thus, Atletico Madrid breathes a sigh of relief, but in the 62nd minute, Diego Simeone's team is also stopped by the post, after an action by Llorente. Then, Fortuno saves Julian Alvarez's shot in the 86th minute, while Atletico only finds the decisive goal at the end of the match.
In the 89th minute, Baena scored the winning goal 1-0 with a beautiful right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area. This achievement takes Cholos' team to 22 points in the standings. Thus, "Los Rojiblancos" remain the closest followers of Barcelona, maintaining a five-point gap from the championship leaders.
Espanyol 0-[1] Atlético de Madrid — Atlético de Madrid: Álex Baena 89' | LaLiga — Jornada 9
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