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It's a sunny day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 17,410 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Real Betis Balompié appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Barcelona kick off and get the match underway!
2.30
Alejandro Tresoldi barges into Youri Belanov. The referee calls over Alejandro Tresoldi and warns him to calm down! Youri Belanov stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.32
Kjartan Skarphédinsson kicks a strong pass forward to Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.53
Kjartan Skarphédinsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.17
Kjartan Skarphédinsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Castillo. Martin Castillo lofts in a cross ball towards Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Cristi Raduciou has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.55
Alejandro Moya flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Ricchiuti. Sergio Ricchiuti kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Castillo. Martin Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adriano Caracciolo but he's offside!
20.04
Sergio Ricchiuti makes a probing pass to Martin Castillo. Martin Castillo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Cristi Raduciou easily smothers it!
24.07
Élie Kroupi catches Jose Luis Feliciano on the ankles. The referee calls over Élie Kroupi and warns him to calm down! Jose Luis Feliciano runs off the knock.
30.12
Salomon Ndiefi makes a probing pass to Youri Belanov. Youri Belanov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Castillo but he's offside!
32.05
Alejandro Moya makes a beautiful solo run. Alejandro Moya chips the ball to his team mate, Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.44
Kjartan Skarphédinsson makes a beautiful solo run. Kjartan Skarphédinsson threads the ball through to Martin Castillo but he's offside!
42.12
Ricardo Marquitos takes it forward alone. Ricardo Marquitos surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Marquitos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Griffin who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Luis Marcelino makes a probing pass to Jose Luis Feliciano. Jose Luis Feliciano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Real Betis Balompié get the second half underway!
47.17
Mustapha De Windt catches Youri Belanov on the ankles. Mustapha De Windt is warned by the referee! Youri Belanov runs off the knock.
51.47
Johannes Strobl kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Ricchiuti. Sergio Ricchiuti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.22
Felipe Torres comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Moya. The referee calls over Felipe Torres and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Moya runs off the knock.
57.42
Kjartan Skarphédinsson knocks the ball forward to Youri Belanov. Youri Belanov goes all the way! Youri Belanov makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.23
Sebastiao Semedo catches Salomon Ndiefi on the ankles. Sebastiao Semedo is warned by the referee! Salomon Ndiefi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.00
Romero P. Diaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Feliciano. Jose Luis Feliciano plays a perfect one-two with Julian Martin and rushes in on goal... Jose Luis Feliciano takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.44
Johannes Strobl kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Ricchiuti. Sergio Ricchiuti passes the ball forward to Martin Castillo. Martin Castillo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristi Raduciou who gathers it comfortably.
75.22
Johannes Strobl knocks the ball forward to Sergio Ricchiuti. Sergio Ricchiuti knocks the ball forward to Martin Castillo. Martin Castillo plays a perfect one-two with Youri Belanov and rushes in on goal... Martin Castillo rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.44
Kjartan Skarphédinsson makes a beautiful solo run. Kjartan Skarphédinsson shoots from outside the area but Cristi Raduciou is on top of it.
84.57
Toshihiro Akio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adriano Caracciolo. Adriano Caracciolo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Alejandro Moya flicks the ball to his team mate, Toshihiro Akio. Toshihiro Akio knocks the ball forward to Youri Belanov. Youri Belanov goes all the way! Youri Belanov rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Cristi Raduciou manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Youri Belanov of Barcelona
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
77.6%
22.4%
Play Area
21.1%
47.4%
31.6%