“Barcelona” in the 12th round of the Championship of Spain in a dramatic match lost to “Betis” - 3: 4.

“Green-and-white” took the lead in the 20th minute - Junior Firpo broke through on the flank and shot past Mark-Andre ter Steghen.

At the 34th minute, Joaquin unexpectedly doubled the advantage of “Betis”, closing the chamber from the right flank by Christian Tello.

In the second half, Lionel Messi, who entered the field for the first time after an injury, reduced the backlog of “blue garnet” - the Argentinian scored a penalty in the 67th minute. And that was just the beginning of the drama..

In the 71st minute, the goalkeeper of “Barcelona” in a simple situation did not catch the ball in his hands after hitting Luo Celso, conceding a third goal in the match. However, on the 79th Arturo Vidal otkvital one ball, giving the ward Valverde hope for salvation.

Already after 3 minutes, Ivan Rakitic let down his team - Hovat received a second yellow card and went to rest in the locker room. This took advantage of Canales, who scored the fourth ball “Betis” in the game.

In the time compensated for the second half, "blue garnet" showed the indestructibility of the spirit, scoring in the minority - Messi designed a double. Interestingly, the referee immediately canceled the goal of the Argentinean, but after watching the video replay, he still counted the ball..

Despite the defeat, Barca continues to top the standings with 24 points. Examples. "Betis" thanks to a bright victory scored 16 points and climbed to the twelfth position.