Saturday May 12, 2012 Day 38 Finished Estadio Benito Villamarin
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Keita rescues Barca as Pep bows out
Seydou Keita ensured Pep Guardiola’s final Liga game as Barcelona coach ended in a 2-2 draw with Betis at the Estadio Benito. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Real Betis
- FC Barcelona
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90+3' That's it! Betis 2-2 Barcelona. A fair result after a strong second-half display from Betis as some of their supporters run onto the pitch at the end of this Liga season.- 90+2' This has been a topsy turvey encounter but Keita has ensured that Pep Guardiola's league reign ends in a draw.
90+1' GOAL! BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA. Keita rises to power home a cross from Montoya and surely earn Barca a point!
90' Messi bends the free-kick against the post and Betis survive! Terrific effort from the Argentine.
89' Messi is hauled down by Canas who is booked for his cynical challenge.- 86' Pereira gets his cross all wrong and Barca have a goal kick.
- 85' Barca have a free-kick on the halfway line. Time is ebbing away.
- 83' Barca will need to tighten up against Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
82' Xavi is replaced by Iniesta for Barca.- 78' Can ten-man Barca muster a response here? Andres Iniesta is getting ready to come on.
- 76' Tello has come on to replace Pedro for Barcelona. It's his 22nd senior game of the season.
- 75' This match has been turned on its head, with Barca's cause not helped by the sending off of Dani Alves.
- 73' GOAL! BETIS 2-1 BARCELONA. Castro scores his second goal as he runs onto a Santa Cruz through ball and slides a low effort beyond Valdes!
- 72' Isidoro replaces Chico in Betis' latest substitution.
- 70' That's Castro's 15th goal of a fine individual season.
- 69' GOAL! BETIS 1-1 BARCELONA. Ruben Castro beats the offside trap and dinks the ball over the top of Valdes and into the net!
- 67' Betis come close to equalising as Nacho’s cross is deflected into the six-yard box. Valdes gets in a block and Pique completes the clearance.
- 65' Pedro dribbles to the edge of the area but can't quite thread the ball through to Pique. It was a surprise to see the defender that far up the pitch.
- 64' Pozuelo is replaced by Nono for Betis. It's a straight swap in midfield.
- 61' Dani Alves' suspension will carry over into the start of next season. He won't miss the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao.
- 59' Mascherano does well to get his head on a cross into the Barca area. He has been impressive tonight.
- 58' Santa Cruz will now play just off Ruben Castro as Betis look to go for the kill in this game.
- 56' Santa Cruz has come on to replace Montero for Betis while Afellay has made way for Montoya in a Barca change.
- 53' We have match on our hands now. Betis have nothing to lose and will look to exert pressre on the Barca back four in the remaining minutes of this game.
52' Dani Alves is given a second yellow card for hacking down Montero. No question about the decision and Barca will play the rest of this match with ten men.- 51' Ruben Castro tries to round Valdes but the Barcelona goalkeeper dives at the striker’s feet to gather the ball.
- 50' Pereira finds himself unmarked in the area but his shot is poor and Valdes gathers comfortably.
- 49' Montero produces a fine turen on the left but his cross lacked quality and drifts out for a goal kick.
- 48' Casto gets down well to keep out a low left-footed effort from Keita!
- 47' No changes for either team at half-time.
46' The second-half is underway.- 46' That's half-time. Betis 0-1 Barcelona.
- 45' There will be one minute of added time.
- 44' Pedro is blocked off by Chica. Free kick Barca, but Pedro went down easily there.
- 43' Benat's free-kick is met by the head of Alves.
- 43' Free-kick against Mascherano for a foul on Pereira.
- 42' The ball bends right across the face of Casto's goal and deflects away for a corner.
- 41' Late challenge by Chica on Busquets and Xavi has a chance to bend in a free-kick here.
- 40' Pedro easily gets away from Nacho with a clever stepover and his cross deflects across the area for a corner.
- 39' Benat has the chance to play the ball through to Pereira but his attempt his intercepted.
- 38' Afellay has had a decent game so far and he's in possession now.
- 36' Afellay makes a fine run to open up the Betis defence for Messi who carries the ball into the area before seeing his shot deflected wide for a corner.
- 35' Pereira's shot is bravely blocked on the edge of the area by Mascherano after Pique had given the ball away with a poor pass.
- 33' Afellay forces a corner off Chica who blocks his cross into the area.
- 31' Alves is booked for a cynical challenge. He can have no arguments.
- 30' Adriano forces a fine diving save from Casto with a shot from the edge of the area.
- 29' Keita finds Alves in the area but the Brazilian's cross rebounds back off him for a goal kick.
- 28' They continue to dominate possession, although Betis have had their moments on the break.
- 27' Messi is playing pretty deep tonight for Barcelona.
- 25' Messi tries to slip in Dani Alves but Paulao gets his body in the way. Good defending from the Brazilian.
- 24' Adriano gives the ball away cheaply but Barca quickly win it back.
- 23' Benat is caught by Pedro near the touchline and Betis win the free-kick.
- 22' Benat tries to play the ball through to Pereira but Mascherano's challenge is well timed.
- 21' Pique nudges Pereira who flies a little theatrically into the advertising hoardings.
- 19' Xavi bends a free-kick inches wide of Casto's left post!
- 18' Afellay is fouled by Chica on the edge of the area and Barca have a free-kick.
- 17' Messi fires a shot well wide of Casto's goal. Can he add to his 50 for the Liga season?
- 16' Barcelona enjoying their usual dominance of possession. There is a leisurely pace to this game.
- 14' This is only Pique's second start in the last 10 games in all competitions as Afellay gets treated for a finger injury.
- 13' Pique gives away a free-kick after getting too tight on Ruben Castro.
- 12' Fine ball in from Pereira but there was no one on the end of it for Betis.
- 11' Good run from Afellay down the left but he is muscled out of it.
- 9' That's Busquets' first goal of the season and what a fine header it was.
- 8' GOAL! BETIS 0-1 BARCELONA. Sergio Busquets superbly heads a Xavi corner beyond Casto and into the far corner!
- 6' Messi plays a superb ball to Afellay but Casto comes out to block!
- 5' Pedro forces the first save of the game from Casto as he gets a low shot in on goal. Comfortable save.
- 4' Good to see Afellay start tonight after his long term injury. it will be interesting to see what he can produce on the left.
- 3' Javier Mascherano is limping after taking a knock but he'll be fine to continue.
- 2' There is still a chance that Betis can finish above their city neighbours Sevilla.
- 1' We are off and running in Pep Guardiola's final Liga game as Barcelona coach.
- 20:57 If you want to talk about the game on Twitter, it's @SCoggin_journo
- 20:55 With Barcelona having lost the Liga title to Real Madrid, the main point of interest tonight will be whether Lionel Messi can add to his 50 Liga goals this season.
- 20:50 Victor Valdes returns in goal for Barcelona, with Jose Manuel Pinto out injured. Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay, while Gerard Pique returns in central defence.
- 20:45 BETIS: Casto; Chica, Paulao, Dorado, Nacho; Beñat, Cañas, Jefferson Montero, Pozuelo; Jonathan Pereira, R. Castro. Subs: Santa Cruz, Rodriguez, Super, Fabricio, J Molina, Nono, Isidoro. /// BARCELONA: Valdés, Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Keita, Xavi, Messi, Pedro, Afellay. Subs: Oier, Montoya, Bartra, Cesc, Iniesta, Cuenca, Tello.
- 20:40 Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Barcelona’s visit to the Estadio Benito to face Betis.
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Summary
- 90+1' GOAL! BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA. Keita rises to power home a cross from Montoya and surely earn Barca a point!
- 90' Messi bends the free-kick against the post and Betis survive! Terrific effort from the Argentine.
- 73' GOAL! BETIS 2-1 BARCELONA. Castro scores his second goal as he runs onto a Santa Cruz through ball and slides a low effort beyond Valdes!
- 69' GOAL! BETIS 1-1 BARCELONA. Ruben Castro beats the offside trap and dinks the ball over the top of Valdes and into the net!
- 67' Betis come close to equalising as Nacho’s cross is deflected into the six-yard box. Valdes gets in a block and Pique completes the clearance.
- 65' Pedro dribbles to the edge of the area but can't quite thread the ball through to Pique. It was a surprise to see the defender that far up the pitch.
- 52' Dani Alves is given a second yellow card for hacking down Montero. No question about the decision and Barca will play the rest of this match with ten men.
- 51' Ruben Castro tries to round Valdes but the Barcelona goalkeeper dives at the striker’s feet to gather the ball.
- 50' Pereira finds himself unmarked in the area but his shot is poor and Valdes gathers comfortably.
- 48' Casto gets down well to keep out a low left-footed effort from Keita!
- 40' Pedro easily gets away from Nacho with a clever stepover and his cross deflects across the area for a corner.
- 30' Adriano forces a fine diving save from Casto with a shot from the edge of the area.
- 19' Xavi bends a free-kick inches wide of Casto's left post!
- 8' GOAL! BETIS 0-1 BARCELONA. Sergio Busquets superbly heads a Xavi corner beyond Casto and into the far corner!
- 6' Messi plays a superb ball to Afellay but Casto comes out to block!
- 5' Pedro forces the first save of the game from Casto as he gets a low shot in on goal. Comfortable save.
- 20:45 BETIS: Casto; Chica, Paulao, Dorado, Nacho; Beñat, Cañas, Jefferson Montero, Pozuelo; Jonathan Pereira, R. Castro. Subs: Santa Cruz, Rodriguez, Super, Fabricio, J Molina, Nono, Isidoro. /// BARCELONA: Valdés, Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Adriano, Busquets, Keita, Xavi, Messi, Pedro, Afellay. Subs: Oier, Montoya, Bartra, Cesc, Iniesta, Cuenca, Tello.
Team Line-up & Ratings
Real BetisManager: Pepe Mel
FC BarcelonaManager: Josep Guardiola
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
Subs
Starting line-up
- Víctor Valdés
- Dani Alves
- J. Mascherano
- G. Piqué
- A. Correia
- S. Busquets
- Xavi
- S. Keita
- Pedro
- I. Afellay
- L. Messi
Subs
- A. Iniesta
83′ - C. Fábregas
- O. Olazábal
- M. Bartra
- M. Montoya 58′
- Tello 78′
- I. Cuenca
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Rate Players
real madrid
Drawn against the 13th - this is where you belong.
4 penalties in the previous two matches. Now you didn't get one, you couldn't win.
Don't have a go at bluebully.... poor bloke must be english, so all he knows is "big an' strong" and "outmuscling", etc..... he doen't understand football. barca will win nearly every competition, as usual, for the next 10 years. chelsea knuckledraggers will win nothing, as sheer luck is hopeless in the end.
how many trophies have cesc won please anybody?
Casillas has not really impressed me this season. De Gea will soon replace him if he isn't careful.
Messi played deep today, like he switched places with Xavi, anyone notice?
@47 yet he has a lot to go to take on Casillas for the national squad no 1 keeper! Must be terrifying for him, knowing no matter the trophies he gets alongside barça, still that wont be good enough to be Spain's no 1
Harry @44 i think Adriano is still kicking! So he might be up to it! Either Way that wont be a issue to them, their second team can easily fill that gap!
Valdes wins his 5th Zamora trophy (keeper with least Liga goals-per-game), equalling the all-time Spanish record of Ramallets. Congratulation VV !!!!!!!
BLUEBULLY - Pep is far too good for a mob of money grabbing mercenaries and knuckle dragging thugs like Chelsea. You should be grateful that his name was even mentioned in relation to your "team"
Wonder Who'll play in right-back Now?
Lol, That's Typical Barca
It's a bit pathetic that Messi is never rested. You get the impression they just want him to better his incredible goal tally this season.
hate how ppl still rate messi so high wen he fails
2-2 ya still Shoit Barcaloozer. LOL
barca is finished even if they win
This game has now finished! Like wise Barcaloozers. LOFL
Wow, That's A Change although the only team that can beat barca is Chelsea
