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Barcelona vs Real Betis Report
Under pressure, Barcelona welcomed Real Betis at the Camp Nou with dangerous intentions. But the Andalusians showed great resistance throughout the game, despite a 4-2 result in the end.
An early attempt and an attacking style of play quickly conveyed Betis’ aim of taking the lead. 10 minutes was enough though for Pep Guardiola’s side to reduce the level of stress inside the stadium, as Xavi nicely netted the opener following a chance created by Cesc Fabregas.Lionel Messi then rushed to add his name to the scoring sheet. A wonderful cross from Alexis Sanchez perfectly found the Argentine, who only had to convert from close range.
This quick succession of goals vitally revived Barcelona’s spirit, and soon after, the home side’s display clearly got boosted by a high level of confidence. They subsequently dominated the play, giving the home crowd much more to anticipate.
Barcelona vs Real Betis Preview
Barcelona will be trying to keep the chase on Real Madrid when they face Real Betis, after their 1-1 draw in the Catalan derby last weekend.
Real Madrid edged past Real Mallorca 2-1 on Saturday evening, moving six points at the top of the table temporarily. This means that anything less than the three points for Barcelona against the Verdiblancos would expand the gap to seven or even nine points.But Guardiola is positive that his side will keep fighting till the end to defend their Liga title. “There are 63 points left to play for,” the manager reminded during the Saturday press conference.
“That's a lot of points and my sole objective is to get across to the players that we need to make these 63 points count. We've got an opportunity so why shouldn't we go for it?”
Barcelona could meet Real Madrid in January 2012 after Osasuna in Copa del Rey
January 2012 is not just any month for FC Barcelona. They have a bunch of tough games awaiting them, and already, Osasuna are poised to give the giants a dreadful start to the New Year.
The Barcelona vs Osasuna fixture in the Copa del Rey, kicking off on 4 January 2012 at 4pm EST, will be played over two legs. The return leg takes place eight days after; that means only four days after the big Catalan derby in the Spanish La Liga: Espanyol vs Barcelona.This is a game the defending league champions would not want to lose. With a draw against their rivals certainly not being part of their plans for this month, much effort will be needed to keep Barcelona in La Liga title race.
This goes without saying that they will have to snatch a huge advantage against Osasuna on Wednesday, just so they can have a chance to use minimal energy on January 12 at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra. Three days after their last Copa del Rey match in the Round of 16 this season, Barcelona face Real Betis.
Real Madrid vs Real Betis Report
The international break didn’t have any negative impact on the fitness of Mourinho’s top assets. Ronaldo, Higuain and Kaka combined to inspire Los Blancos to victory against Real Betis.
Throughout the first quarter of the match, Real Betis approached Real Madrid as if they were not playing at the Santiago Bernabeu. The visitors didn’t seem intimidated by Los Blancos’ home crowd. Unfortunately, however, they lost Vadillo through injury. The forward had to leave the field on a stretcher in the 18th minute. This blow was meant to help Real Madrid.
But Kaka produced a rather ineffective performance during the first half, leaving the public to wish for the introduction of Sami Khedira. Just a few minutes before Higuain’s opener for Real Madrid, Kaka squandered a huge opportunity.
Real Madrid vs Real Betis Preview
With the Lyon clash in the Champions League only a few days away, will Real Madrid be focused enough during their La Liga fixture against Real Betis?
Madrid rocketed to the third position in La Liga before the international break thanks to a well-deserved triumph over Espanyol. It represented their third victory on the trot in all competitions and their fourth win in a total of 6 matches in the Spanish Primera Division. Ahead of Matchday 7, Real Madrid stand as the second highest scoring team with 20 goals behind league leaders Barcelona. They also boast of having one of the best defenses thus far having conceded 5 goals only.
Real Betis, meanwhile, have a 9-7 record in terms of goals scored and goals conceded. The Sevilla-based outfit kicked off so well in La Liga, picking up 4 consecutive wins.
Real Betis vs Barcelona: Winning Is Our Only Target – Guardiola
Barca will get into action today as the second leg of the Real Betis vs Barcelona match in the Copa del Rey takes place; but Pep Guardiola refuses undervalue this game, despite his side’s 5-0 advantage.
A hat-trick from Lionel Messi followed by strikes from Pedro and Seydou Keita were enough for Barcelona to trample on the Verdiblancos at the Camp Nou, last week. Real Betis are not expected to overturn such a heavy score line against such a well-organized team—but still, Coach Guardiola has his eyes set on nothing but another convincing victory away from home in the return leg.“The 5-0 home win was the best first leg result we have ever got from a cup tie,” Guardiola was quoted saying by fcbarcelona.com. “But if it was all decided, we wouldn’t be travelling (to play in the second leg).
Barcelona vs Real Betis: Pep Guardiola’s Opinion And Match Info – Copa del Rey
Barca coach Pep Guardiola has refused to undervalue his side’s opponents in the Barcelona vs Real Betis match at the Camp Nou in the Copa del Rey. Live Soccer TV also brings you additional info on the game.
During his usual pre-match press conference, Guardiola revealed that winning against so-called lowly side was not as easy as it seemed - explaining that Betis could make this evening’s game a much tougher one than expected. His statement on totalBarca.com read: “Betis has shown that they are an offensive team that scores a lot of goals.“Their coach Pepe Mel prepares the games very well. It’s the team that we’re playing against.
“It’s better to play them than to not play them at all, because that would mean we’re no longer in the competition. They are playing really well and besides, (in) the games against Cultural and Ceuta (in previous rounds of the Copa del Rey), we haven’t won easily.”