Real Madrid, Barcelona won all 3 points, Girona won big against Sevilla
(Dan Tri) – In round 21 of La Liga taking place on the evening of January 21, Barcelona defeated Betis 4-2, Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Almeria 3-2 and Girona continued to lead the group after a strong 5-1 win over Sevilla.
Marching to Betis’s field, Barcelona quickly controlled the match.
Barcelona pressed the field but they could not score more goals in the first half. At the beginning of the second half, in the 48th minute, the away team found a second goal and Torres again filled in on the electronic board to help Barcelona lead 2-0.
Barcelona won convincingly 4-2 against Real Betis (Photo: AP).
Subjectivity made Barcelona pay the price at Benito Villamarin Stadium.
In the 90th minute, Torres assisted Joao Felix to score a beautiful shot with the outside of his right foot into Betis’ net to increase the score to 3-2.
The effectiveness in finishing brought victory to Xavi’s army.
Squad
Betis: Silva, Papastathopoulos, Pezzella, Bellerin, Abner, Isco, Roca, Cardoso (Altimira 73′), Jose (Iglesias 46′), Henrique, Diao (Fekir 46′).
Goal: Isco (56′, 59′)
Barcelona: Pena, Kounde, Araujo, Balde, Cubarsi (Felix 81′), Gundogan, De Jong, Pedri (Fermin 71′), Lewandowski (Roque 63′), Torres, Yamal.
Goals: Torres (21′, 48′, 90’+2), Felix (90′)
Welcoming Almeria at Bernabeu’s home field, Real Madrid faces too many difficulties.
Bellingham shined, Real Madrid came back to defeat Almeria 3-2 (Photo: AP).
At the end of the first half, Nacho continued to make mistakes, creating an opportunity for Edgar Gonzalez to volley to double the gap to 2-0.
In the 55th minute, from a sensitive penalty kick situation, VAR technology determined that defender Kaiky let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area.
Immediately afterward, Vinicius equalized 2-2 for Real Madrid and the Almeria player said that the Brazilian striker scored with his hand, but the referee did not change his decision.
In the 10th minute of injury time, Bellingham jumped high and headed the ball for Carvajal to tap into the net, sealing a 3-2 victory for Real Madrid.
Girona leads La Liga after a 5-1 win over Sevilla (Photo: AP).
Girona continues to lead La Liga after a 5-1 victory over Sevilla at home.