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Barcelona came from behind to register an impressive 3-2 win over Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin, with Lionel Messi delivering the goods as a second-half substitute after Ronald Koeman opted to give him a well-deserved break.
The Barcelona skipper called off Borja Iglesias’ opener in the 59th minute and managed the pass that led to Victor Ruiz’s goal, as he turned the game upside down after a 30-minute gap.
Lionel Messi saves Barcelona again
Ruiz, however, made amends for Real Betis, restoring parity on the night with a header from Nabil Fekir’s center. Fransisco Trincao turned out to be his side’s unlikely winner, with the Portuguese winger scoring the odd five-point goal late in the game.
Lionel Messi came to Barcelona’s rescue once again when his side needed him as he kept the Catalan giants in contention for the title after inspiring them to a crucial victory.
On that note, here are the best tweets from an entertaining La Liga fixture.
Lionel Messi is playing a different game, or really in a different world where notions of time and space are distorted. He sees things a second before others and executes them with extreme precision.
You can’t have a bigger impact in 10 minutes.
– Single pivot (@thesinglepivot) February 7, 2021
Barcelona have now played 32 games this season:
– first 16 games: 0 referrals.
– last 16 matches: 6 remountadas– adil (@ barca19stats) February 7, 2021
It’s six straight wins for Barcelona and another after being dragged by a goal. Lots of matches to come and once again this team has shown a fighting spirit. They lost their best defender Araujo at the start of the game, but Messi made the difference. Dembele did very well too.
– Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) February 7, 2021
Martin Braithwaite is really FC Barcelona’s n ° 9 in 2021 UNO
– Ů‹ (@xOluwaseyi) February 7, 2021
What a cameo from Messi on the bench to save Barcelona. Down 1-0, he entered the 57th, scored 2 minutes later, and 10 minutes later, a magic pass prepared the 2nd.
Brilliant.
– EiF (@EiFSoccer) February 7, 2021
Lionel Messi vs Real Betis ?
• 33 minutes played
• 1 objective
• 2 shots in total
• 1 target shooting
• 3 successful dribbles
• 32 keys
• 18 precise passes
• 86% pass accuracy
• 1 precise cross
• 1 precise long bullet
• 2 chances created
• 5 ground duels won? ? pic.twitter.com/02H7HFgPrE
– Harvey (@ LaPulga__10) February 7, 2021
Posted on 08 Feb 2021 04:15 AM
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