Real Betis 3 Barcelona 5 - Slick Barca See Off Betis in First Half Steamroll
Image: FC Barcelona YouTube This was a weird match. Square pegs in round holes. Round pegs in rectangular holes, Lamine Yamal starting centrally. You know the whole gamut of just stuff happening. I will admit that I did not have full confidence coming into this match that Barca could pull it off. Like yes, I know that Barcelona has Betis’s number, no matter the impressive form the Seville side will be on. It happened during Xavi’s tenure; it’s going to continue during Flick’s. Barca just turned up against Betis and delivered. Yet this match felt different to me before kick-off. Betis have been, as usual, among the best of the rest in La Liga, as they always are under Pellegrini. But more than anything, they have a whole roster of Barcelona has-beens, rejects, and ‘prospects’ who have a lo...
