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00:00So we're ready to get underway.
00:03Barcelona looking to extend their lead at the top.
00:07Atletico Madrid have already played today and won against Espanyol.
00:11No better way to prepare domestically for the Clásico than by beating Betis.
00:21Rodri.
00:23Namin moved on for Koundé.
00:27Cabello Jesus.
00:30Making a run towards the penalty here.
00:31It's played back instead to Lamin.
00:34Lamin with a shot.
00:36And Lamin with a goal.
00:38Nine minutes on the clock.
00:40Lamin, Yamal opens the scoring.
00:43He is unstoppable.
00:46Strolling, sprinting, shooting, arms folded, celebrating with a big grin on his face.
00:51It's Betis nailed Barcelona one.
00:54It's an absolute obscene goal.
00:56Honestly, from start to finish, it's, yes, the finish is incredible.
01:02Breathtaking.
01:04Starts at the back with a bout of possession because they're down to ten men.
01:08Betis were trying to press.
01:10You could hear the home fans jeering and whistling because Barcelona had possession.
01:14There was a pass across the 18-yard box from Cubasi to Rodri.
01:17I'm thinking, how many times were you told growing up to never pass the ball across the whip for your
01:23penalty box?
01:24And from there they break forward.
01:26And when they change gear and they step up that gear, that's an incredible first touch.
01:31An awesome first touch.
01:32Plays it round the corner.
01:35And then Sunday, Barcelona are looking to get into the final third with their danger man in possession of the
01:39ball.
01:40There's no hint of a goal.
01:42Koundé's on the overlap.
01:43He considers using him.
01:45Does the, rolls the ball with his feet.
01:46Cuts back onto his left foot.
01:48You can't be critical of the defending.
01:50You can't be critical of the goalkeeping.
01:52It's inch perfect.
01:54It's an unbelievable strike.
01:57Hansi Flick, we don't see him react that often.
02:01But I think everybody's jaw drops wide open when he rattles out and curls the ball into the top corner.
02:07Trying to pile on the pressure to Barcelona.
02:10And it comes from the cell.
02:11So it's missed by Jesus.
02:13It almost came through to Fornau's.
02:15But it did come through to Fornau's.
02:16But not to finish.
02:17But that's a finish.
02:18And that's Betis back on terms.
02:21Valentin Gomez scores from Fornau's cross.
02:26And with, well, 26 minutes on the clock.
02:29It's Betis 1, Barcelona 1.
02:31You said it, Terry.
02:32Great response.
02:33They were patient.
02:34And when the chance came, they took it.
02:36Well, they had no choice to be patient.
02:38They were being starved of possession.
02:40And I thought three, four, five minutes ago that Barcelona were just having a little rest.
02:45And it allowed Betis a little bit more possession.
02:48It allowed them to get onto the ball.
02:51To get their creative players involved in the game.
02:53It comes from a corner.
02:54It says it holds host to mistakes from Barcelona.
02:57Gabriel Jesus.
02:58Pedri.
02:59But when the ball is played in towards the far post.
03:02It's a lovely cross from Pablo Fornau's.
03:04And you know exactly what you're going to get from Valentin Gomez.
03:08He's one of those Argentine central defenders who's not the biggest, but is a real warrior.
03:15And when the ball is delivered to the far post like that, he is going to attack it with all
03:19his force.
03:20He thumps home the equaliser from close range.
03:24Well, one chance, one goal for Betis, the former Vélez-Arsfield defender.
03:31No one wanted that more in the 60-hour box when it came in.
03:34Buries it past Juan Garcia.
03:37In the line, exactly the same finish.
03:39And he did get two goals last season, but you're in.
03:41The corner comes in.
03:42Rodri heads it past the goalkeeper to make it 2-1 to Barcelona.
03:46It's his first goal for the club he joined in the summer.
03:50Fet him in with the delivery.
03:51Rodri dispatches it.
03:53And Barca are back in front.
03:56Must be so frustrating for Real Betis.
03:59They've had a good period in the game.
04:00They've found themselves back on level terms.
04:02It was appearing to be a problem for Barcelona.
04:04Barcelona weren't firing on all cylinders.
04:08So for Betis to concede from a set-piece will really frustrate the players, Pellegrini, the fans.
04:15But it's not a surprise.
04:16It's a lovely delivery.
04:19Fies comes, hesitates.
04:22Stays in his ground.
04:24Hopes his team-mates can deal with the header towards the near post.
04:30Rugby just flicks it towards goal.
04:33He's possibly looking for the goal.
04:34He's possibly looking just to flick it towards the far post for a team-mate to glance it in, to
04:40finish it off, to tap it in.
04:42You can see Koundé on the premises there.
04:46Betis appealing for something.
04:47Are they claiming it comes with his shoulder or something like that?
04:52And then they're quite a small team, Real Betis.
04:56When you look at their plays, Llorenti is the one centre-back who's big.
04:59You haven't got a big centre-forward.
05:01He's got some space to run into here.
05:03Up against Koundé.
05:07Koundé makes the block.
05:10Might drop for Lo Celso.
05:13What a goal that is.
05:14What a thing that tops.
05:16Even the opening goal of the game from Lamin-Yemal.
05:19Fantastic from Lo Celso.
05:21And at the moment, Betis are playing anything you can do, we can do just as well.
05:26It's Betis 2, Barcelona 2.
05:28We told you this was going to be the top fixture in European football this weekend.
05:33As good a fixture as you'll see anywhere in European football.
05:36And they're living up to it.
05:37It's two apiece.
05:39But it is living up to the billing.
05:42This is the classic speculative attempt that you can't resist.
05:47When the ball sits up nicely and your player, like Giovanni Lo Celso,
05:52you think, you know what, I'm going to hit this.
05:54I've got the talent.
05:54I've got the ability.
05:55I know exactly what's needed on this one.
05:57Hit it with the laces.
05:59Try and get some dip on it.
06:00Joan Garcia at full length.
06:02It's a brilliant strike.
06:04It couldn't sit up any better.
06:05And a player, like Giovanni Lo Celso, isn't going to ignore that.
06:11He takes on the opportunity.
06:13The technique has to be perfect.
06:16That's exactly what it is.
06:18A spectacular game of football.
06:20It's absolutely brilliant.
06:21Fantastic to watch.
06:23It's had a real good flow to it.
06:26It's going to be a level at the break.
06:28Three or four minutes before the half-time.
06:31Although, I'm not sure exactly what's happening here.
06:35I cannot see any way that that's disallowed when you look at the action from Lo Celso.
06:41He doesn't appear to be two, but whether he's or something in the lead up to the finish.
06:46There's one or two appeals from Barcelona players, but I couldn't see what they were appealing for.
06:50Well, as Carlos Calcedo, Grandi spotted something.
06:54He's the video-assisted referee in communication with Riccardo de Bordegos.
06:59And it looks as if de Bordegos is coming across to look at it pitch side, yes.
07:05So, are we about to go back to 2-1 to Barcelona?
07:10I can't wait to see what they're looking at.
07:12There's a ball in the box.
07:13It was cleared.
07:14It falls kindly for Lo Celso.
07:16On the face of it, they've been looking infringement to me.
07:19Pellegrini's furious.
07:19He's on the pitch.
07:20And that's not something you normally see from the Chilean coach.
07:23He's been yellow-carded.
07:27I think this should be a goal.
07:28I think that's handball.
07:30But I think it's such a long time before the goal.
07:33I wonder if that's what Riccardo de Bordegos has just explained to the refereeing assistant.
07:40No, he's given the handball.
07:44So, Kucho Hernandez, with the outstretched arm, denies Lo Celso probably the best goal of his career.
07:50And he's scored a few incredible goals.
07:52Pellegrini's still not happy.
07:54He does use his arm.
07:56There's also the push from the little nudge from Gerard Martin.
08:00Now, does that move the player in towards the ball?
08:03Well, the decision's been made now.
08:04They're back at 2-1.
08:05Then there's a tussle.
08:06Then there's another tussle.
08:07Then there's a clearance.
08:08And then a spectacular goal.
08:11As a neutral, I'm just disappointed that goal isn't going to count for anybody, any player, any team.
08:23We don't often see Pellegrini pick up cards, do we?
08:26He can get...
08:29He's annoyed.
08:31He's got a put, I think, for football in general.
08:36And stop from Valle's.
08:38He might have some more work to do here.
08:39Adeyemi streaming forward.
08:42Laminya Mal.
08:43Laminya Mal picks out Jesus.
08:45And Jesus scores.
08:47And Barca extend their lead.
08:51Well, I'm not sure if the goal stands or not.
08:53It looks as if it's been rubbed out.
08:56Well, Laminya Mal didn't appear to be looking in the direction of Jesus.
09:02But he picked him up on his radar.
09:05Now he's got onside.
09:06No, I think he's offside.
09:09It's a very good finish.
09:11Could he have held his run?
09:12Stayed onside?
09:13Yes.
09:15There's a lot to admire about the play of Gabriel Jesus.
09:20He's unlucky on that one.
09:23And to a certain extent, it underwhelmed, didn't it?
09:25When they made the signing.
09:26There'd been so much talk about Julio Alves arriving.
09:29When it was Jesus.
09:31This is Fermin streaming forward.
09:32He's got Adeyemi to his left.
09:33He slides it through to Laminya Mal.
09:35Laminya Mal squares it.
09:36And this time, the flag stays down.
09:39And Barcelona goes 3-1 up in La Cartuca.
09:43It's another assist for Laminya Mal.
09:46And it's a third goal of the season for the man who arrived.
09:51From Manchester City, from Arsenal.
09:54Yep.
09:54From Arsenal in the summer.
09:55And what an impact he's had.
09:56Three goals now.
09:57Yeah, you're just making the point, Pete, about they tried to get Julio Alves.
10:01They got Anthony Gordon.
10:02They got Gabriel Jesus.
10:05Adeyemi for about the same price.
10:07And it's not looking a bad deal at the moment.
10:09I have to be honest.
10:12Gabriel Jesus has been so much to admire and respect about his game today.
10:16This is the complaint.
10:17I don't think it's a high boot.
10:19Fermin actually keeps his foot.
10:20But foot and boots a lot lower than I thought.
10:25There's maybe an offside.
10:26I don't think he is.
10:27There's a wonderful cutback from Laminya Mal.
10:30And he's fed into the pass of a player whose performance deserves a goal.
10:34He's led the line well.
10:36He's got an immaculate first touch.
10:38He looks confident in front of goal.
10:40That was a gorgeous finish.
10:42The goal that was disallowed.
10:46Ball played over the top to Abdi.
10:48Sprints away from Koundé.
10:49As you say, no offside.
10:50Brilliant finish.
10:52Then come the Barca complaints that play wasn't stopped for the foul or fouls on Fermin.
10:57And then presumably something happened between Laminya and Bernal.
11:01Which hopefully we'll see shortly.
11:03Look at the speed from Abdi.
11:04And the skill.
11:05He's got that under complete control.
11:10I was going to say a yellow card for both.
11:12There's Fermin Lopez as well with Valentin Gomez.
11:16I was going to say a yellow card for Laminya Mal and Fakunda Bernal.
11:20But then Fakunda Bernal, a couple of little strikes with the head.
11:26Yeah, the second one was...
11:28Laminya Mal makes the most of it.
11:29To draw attention to VAR, to the referee, to the officials.
11:33There was a couple of daft.
11:38That mean strikes it.
11:40It hits the wall.
11:40Out comes Valles.
11:41He misses it.
11:42It's turned in by Eric Garcia.
11:44Valles has got his hand up.
11:45I'm not sure why.
11:46It's another mistake from the Betis keeper.
11:49And Eric Garcia makes it Betis 2.
11:52Barcelona 4.
11:56Well, the hand goes out to appeal for something.
11:59Because it's been one of those days.
12:00It's wishful thinking.
12:01You just hope.
12:02If anything, Kibarsi's been clattered by the goalkeeper.
12:05If there's anything to look at in this goal.
12:07But of course, that's not going to deny Barcelona.
12:10And once again, their fourth goal of the game of football.
12:13It's astonishing that they're doing that.
12:17Averaging over four goals a game.
12:19They've done it away again from a Betis to date.
12:23Rodri is offside.
12:25I don't think Kibarsi is.
12:27Eric Garcia certainly isn't.
12:31Both sets of players are just appealing for anything now when a goal is scored in the hope that VAR
12:36will find something.
12:37Kibarsi does brilliantly there.
12:39His second favourite against the goalkeeper.
12:41The goalkeeper should get there first.
12:43Kibarsi is brave.
12:44He gets his head to the ball.
12:47Yep.
12:48He gets a little bit on Kibarsi.
12:50He gets nothing on the ball.
12:52And Eric Garcia turns it in from inside the six-yard box.
12:56And Betis now really have a mountain to climb.
13:00Parrots dispossessed.
13:01Rodri into Olmo.
13:17Olmo's going to go for goal here.
13:19And he hits it well.
13:20It's spilled.
13:21It's going to be turned in by Jesus.
13:23Over the top.
13:28And I'm not sure whether he's injured in the process of trying to finish that one.
13:31Gabriel Jesus.
13:32My guess is it's going to be cramped.
13:36Fina would have been the judge of side.
13:38It was a close one for Gabriel Jesus.
13:41I think he's probably pulled up with cramps there.
13:43He'd be hoping it's just cramped.
13:45Not a muscle injury.
13:49Cabra Valles.
13:54Kubasi.
13:56Olmo.
13:57And Olmo scores well.
13:59Olmo gets his first goal of the season.
14:02To make it Barcelona 5.
14:04Betis 2.
14:06The scoreline now doesn't do any justice to the way Betis have played in this game.
14:11But Barcelona averaging 4.3 goals a game coming into this match.
14:17And they've now hit five.
14:19With ten minutes to go against ten men.
14:21A downtrodden ten men now.
14:24It's tougher for Raul Betis.
14:28The scoreline doesn't reflect the game.
14:30But it was a turning point wasn't there with the sending off.
14:35Betis will look at the disallowed goal.
14:37Dani Almo will be just looking there and thinking I'm centre of goal.
14:4020 yards out.
14:41I haven't scored this season.
14:43My teammates have scored 47 goals prior to this.
14:47And I'm an attacking player that hasn't notched.
14:50He needed his goal.
14:52Like Anthony Gordon needed his goal last week.
14:55It's an large part of the game.
14:56They were very much still in it.
14:59And their complaints about the referee may be justified.
15:02And the sending off hurt them badly though.
15:06Well we asked the question at the start of the game.
15:08Is there a better domestic fixture in European football right now?