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Barcelona have secured a spot in next season's Champions League, with Saturday's ...

CB: Ronald Araujo - 7/10 - Put up a good fight at the back and was unlucky not to open the scoring with his header. Was never going to beat Betis' defenders in the air. Made a fantastic save to deny Juanmi but saw the whole move struck off for a foul anyway. Plays far too slow for a side looking to fly forward. The start to the second half was a little slower as both sides exchanged scrappy fouls. Ferran Torres came close to opening the scoring soon after but just couldn't grow enough to meet Ousmane Dembele's cross.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jordi Alba scored a last-gasp winner to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win at Real Betis on Saturday, dealing a blow to the host's hopes of ...

El mexicano Andrés guardado participó todo el compromiso. | Deportes La Liga | TUDN Univision.

A punto de terminar el encuentro Barcelona se apoderó del esférico y consiguió un segundo tanto en la agonía, tiempo añadido, , gracias a un remate de Jordi Alba a pase de Dani Alves. A los 76 minutos de partido Ansu Fati ya había conseguido su gol tras un receso de aproximadamente tres meses por lesión y se reencontró con el gol asistido por Jordi Alba. El juego estuvo en un letargo durante más de 75 minutos con un cero a cero que no sé rompía… hasta que llegó el regreso del esperado Ansu Fati qué había tomado el lugar de Ferrán Torres.

Real Betis alzó la Copa del Rey tras vencer al Valencia el pasado 23 de abril y acabó con una sequía de 17 años sin títulos.

Sin embargo, Diego Lainez, el otro mexicano que forma parte del Betis, no estuvo en el campo debido a que quedó fuera de la convocatoria de Manuel Pellegrini. Barcelona hizo el tradicional ‘pasillo’ al Real Betis del mexicano Andrés Guardado como reconocimiento por el título de la Copa del Rey que obtuvieron el pasado 23 de abril ante el Valencia en penales en La Cartuja. Real Betis alzó la Copa del Rey tras vencer al Valencia el pasado 23 de abril y acabó con una sequía de 17 años sin títulos

For the Blaugranas, a win on the night would secure a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League irrespective of future results. Meanwhile, the hosts found ...

Alex Moreno found himself in acres of space in the 64th minute. The ball fell straight to Dembele, but the Frenchman could not capitalise on his chance. The Brazilian crossed a lovely ball to Alba who sensationally struck the ball past Rui Silva to give Barcelona the win. The move began with Guardado finding Canales who controlled the ball and laid it off for Rodriguez. However, the forward’s shot hit the woodwork and the score remained 0-0. Eric Garcia replaced the injured Gerard Pique in central defense while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was benched for Ousmane Dembele in the attack. Meanwhile, the hosts found themselves in a must-win situation to keep their dream for a European spot alive.

Barcelona venció a Betis y clasificó a la próxima edición de la Liga de Campeones.

Barcelona beat Real Betis 1-2 thanks to a last-gasp winner from Jordi Alba to confirm their place in the Champions League for next season.

Araujo was unlucky not to score when his header looked to be flying in only to be denied by a great save. Barca have some young stars in their team like Araujo and Gavi as well as quality via the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alba and Sergio Busquets, so adding to that spine will be vital. They called upon legendary player Xavi to guide them out of this mess and so he has done. When Ronald Koeman left the club the Catalan giants were in disarray. Xavi’s side scored first and it was the substitute Ansu Fati who put them ahead. Ronald Araujo’s bullet header was tipped onto the bar brilliantly by Rui Silva in the Betis goal.

El Barcelona está hace algunos mercados tratando de contratar a un reemplazante de Jordi Alba. En esta ocasión, Xavi Hernández enlistó 3 opciones viables.

El defensor de 27 años se ha destacado en el Celta de Vigo de Eduardo Coudet. Xavi Hernández ha pedido expresamente por él debido a que tiene una gran habilidad para atacar a los rivales, aunque deja espacios a la hora de defender. Además, la verdad es que Alonso es suplente dentro del esquema de Thomas Tuchel, la única razón por la que tuvo participación en esta temporada fue porque Ben Chilwell se lesionó de gravedad. Porque está claro que no es natural que el suplente de Jordi Alba en cierto momento de la temporada haya sido Abde Ezzalzouli, quien es un delantero.

Jordi Alba has scored a last-gasp winner to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league.

Barcelona’s players greeted Betis with an honor guard to mark their Copa del Rey title. But Alba smashed home a left-footed volley from a cross by Dani Alves deep in stoppage time. “We are happy for our effort, our sacrifice today.

Most of the talk about Barcelona's transfer plans for the summer has been revolving around their pursuit of a new striker and the future of Frenkie de Jong.

At 24, the five-time capped Croatian international has his best years in front of him. The report further adds that it will take Barcelona a fee of €25 million to acquire the defender’s services. That is something manager Xavi Hernandez is keen to address before the next campaign kicks off.

Barcelona made sure of Champions League football again next season after Jordi Alba struck a fine volley deep into stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win at Real ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In Ligue 1, Kevin Gameiro’s late goal secured Strasbourg a 1-0 win at Brest to keep up hopes of a place in the Europa Conference League. In Serie A, a late goal from Fabian Ruiz gave Napoli a 1-0 win at Torino to tighten their grip on third place.

Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany provided for a notable update on the future of midfielder Gavi.

Barca club officials have remained stern in their ambition to sign the Spanish international to a new contract. Barca club president Joan Laporta noted in March that he wants the midfielder to stay, and he expects him to “adapt to the salary basis they are entitled to.” “Gavi wants to stay, and we are talking about making him a Barca player for many years,” Alemany said.”

Jordi Alba y Ansu Fati marcan las dianas con las que el Barcelona se lleva la victoria por 2-1 sobre el Betis, para consolidarse en la segunda posición de ...

Sports Desk, May 7 (EFE).- Jordi Alba's goal in stoppage time powered Barcelona 2-1 over Real Betis on Saturday, a result that ensures the Blaugrana will ...

The match was in the 94th minute when Betis suffered a defensive lapse that allowed Alba to win it for Barcelona. EFE agr/dr Neither squad was prepared to settle for a draw and the final stretch was action-packed. Sports Desk, May 7 (EFE).- Jordi Alba’s goal in stoppage time powered Barcelona 2-1 over Real Betis on Saturday, a result that ensures the Blaugrana will finish no lower than fourth in LaLiga and can count on competing in the 2022-2023 Champions League.

Jordi Alba y Ansu Fati marcan las dianas con las que el Barcelona se lleva la victoria por 2-1 sobre el Betis, para consolidarse en la segunda posición de ...

Los béticos extendieron su racha sin triunfo en su estadio Benito Villamarín ante los culés, la cual se remonta a 2008. Elche se estancó en el 13er sitio con 39 unidades. Fati mostró su efectividad luego de ver acción por segundo duelo consecutivo tras perderse 21 jornadas debido a constantes lesiones. Antes del duelo, el cuadro culé rindió un homenaje a los béticos haciéndoles un pasillo encabezado por el entrenador Xavi Hernández, luego de que los albiverdes se coronaron en la Copa del Rey. El conjunto del estratega chileno Manuel Pellegrini también tuvo opciones de tomar la ventaja con un disparo de Guido Rodríguez, que dio en el palo en la primera mitad, y aproximaciones de Juami Jiménez, atajadas por el arquero suplente Neto en el complemento. El Betis, reciente campeón de la Copa del Rey, se quedó con 58 unidades en la 5ta posición, y sigue en la lucha por clasificar a la Champions con el Sevilla (64) y el Atlético de Madrid (61), que sostendrán el domingo sus duelos por la 35ta jornada ante el Villarreal y Real Madrid, respectivamente.

A stunning goal from Jordi Alba deep into injury time gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory at Real Betis to secure qualification for the Champions League next ...

"It's a great feeling to have him back. "He's a difference-maker. "Ansu has a gift, others find it more difficult," Xavi said. "It could have been an even tougher season but the team has competed well since we arrived in November. It's clear we have to pay better. "We have not always played excellently, but we have a winning spirit and we are competitive.

El técnico 'Blaugrana' analizó a su equipo tras sellar su boleto a Champions League.

Xavi también se refirió al delantero Ansu Fati, quien salió en la segunda parte del partido ante el Betis y poco después hizo el 0-1. Nadie nos ha regalado nada”, relató el entrenador. “Le ganamos a los 10 primeros en la segunda vuelta.

Xavi's team has surged up the table and can now look forward to rejoining their rival Real Madrid in Europe's premier tournament next season.

Alba, though, fired in at the back post to claim all three points for the visitors. Victory leaves Barcelona second in the table, 11 points clear of Betis in fifth. That had followed his nightmare 11 months out with a knee problem between November 2020 and September last year. Barca should now be confident of clinching second place too, with a five-point edge over Sevilla, which plays at Villarreal on Sunday. Barcelona gives Real Betis a guard of honour for wining the Copa Del Rey "We are Barca, so this is the minimum requirement, but in November we were ninth," added Xavi. "We've had a very good second half of the season and now we look forward to next year, to improve enough to win titles."

Barcelona could field a line-up of players now in England had they kept some of their best youngsters, including one of Xavi's targets and a Liverpool ace.

Alan Halilovic is now vying to prove his skill in England with Reading as a former Barcelona youngster. But Steven Gerrard could now afford the former Barcelona youngster a chance next season after shining in England’s fourth-tier. Arteta lifted the Premiership title in a Scottish treble in 2002/03. He later added two FA Cup winners’ medals with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015. A move to Ewood Park was key for his development, but an ankle injury that needed surgery kept Poveda out for five months. He only played 20 games for the Whites and started three. Instead, his career would feature spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers, Real Sociedad, Everton and the Emirates Stadium up to 2016. Barcelona would sell Thiago to Bayern Munich for £21.5m in 2013, where he won another Champions League and seven Bundesliga titles. The Spaniard would leave the Camp Nou in 2002 to join Villarreal, before his transfer to Liverpool in 2005 to 2014. He only spent one season with Getafe before Brighton triggered a £15.5m release clause in August 2021. A medal from Barcelona’s 2010/11 La Liga title also features in his trophy haul after playing one of two senior games that term. Thiago left Darren Ambrose in awe against Manchester City in Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final win last month, having ‘dominated’ their Premier League title rivals at Wembley. The 31-year-old has never earned a senior cap with Spain.

The Danish international was brought in as an emergency signing in February 2020 from Leganes and has been a handy squad player at Camp Nou without really ...

With Barcelona planning to bring in another forward in the summer, there will be no place for Braithwaite at Camp Nou. And the club must find a way to resolve his situation in the summer, as offloading players will be key to being able to bring in fresh faces for next term. However, as per the report, Braithwaite’s salary is proving to be an issue in finding suitors for him. The report further adds that Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion are one of Braithwaite’s suitors.

Barcelona sealed a berth in the UEFA Champions League for next season after they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Real Betis away at the Benito ...

“Ansu Fati has magic, and he’s very important for us. We want the best for the club. Even then, the hosts struck back in no time to reinstate parity.

Marc Bartra scored his first goal in the league with a header against his former team to equalise, but Jordi Alba got the last laugh with a sensational volley ...

Made an impact within seconds of coming on, beating defenders in the box and eventually breaking the deadlock. Failed to link up with the midfield, wings and did not even test Claudio Bravo more than once. Dembele gave a hard time to Alex Mereno on the wing, but failed to create any chance tonight. He controlled the tempo tremendously and defensively, was unplayable with several clutch tackles. Arguably Alves’ best game since his return to Barcelona as he defended brilliantly for the most part. After an evenly-contested first half, the Blaugranes were evidently flustered and resorted to crossing like a broken record in a pub.

A stoppage-time goal from defender Jordi Alba earned Barcelona a 2-1 LaLiga win at Real Betis on Saturday, securing Xavi Hernandez`s side Champions League ...

It`s a great goal, the cross, the finish... Now we want to be second (in the league)." "The second goal was earned. "Ansu makes a difference... "It is clear that we have to play better. With the league title already sealed by Real Madrid, Barcelona are now second on 69 points in the standings, five points clear of Sevilla in third and eight ahead of Atletico Madrid in fourth, both with one game in hand.

Footage of Lionel Messi entering the Barcelona dressing room highlights the sheer amount of respect and admiration every single player had for him during ...

"We are going to put more rhythm or it is going to complicate us. "Let's move it from one side to the other that they receive width to the space." We have to win this however we can"— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) April 5, 2021

Barcelona qualified for next season's Champions League with their 2-1 win over Real Betis on Saturday, something that at one point earlier in the campaign ...

Fati had already created danger for Barcelona with his first touch, which allowed Ferran Torres a shot, before he found the back of the net with his second. He’s also out of contract in 2023 which means it’s Barca’s last chance to get any kind of transfer fee for the Brazilian. Barcelona’s winning goal was an absolute banger from Jordi Alba deep into stoppage time which sparked wild celebrations and rightly so. He just needs half a chance to score, even with a bad shot.” Typically, Barcelona made hard work of it at the Benito Villamarin but this is another win against a very good side. It’s a great feeling to have him back,” said the coach.

However, winning this game would guarantee a top-four finish, which was the objective of Xavi Hernandez, having signed in November. Advertisement.

In a team where goals are few and far between, having finishing as proficient as that of the Spaniard is heaven-sent. The 19-year-old scored within a minute of his substitution with his third ball touch. With injuries constantly hampering his progress as an individual, Ansu Fati is always one to be relied on to score a goal out of nowhere. Unless, of course, he has the ball at his feet, Dembele is almost entirely, and forgive the profanity, useless. Xavi Hernandez came to Barcelona with the idea of getting Barcelona to play great football. The Frenchman’s form is quite questionable, as a crude mix of managerial blunders and individual poor decision making is harming him.

Barcelona are looking at making some additions to Xavi's squad in the summer. Liverpool can take advantage of their need to refresh in multiple different ...

Liverpool, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juventus are all set to battle for the signature of the 25-year-old. Barcelona need to continue to evolve and with limited finances, that means investing sensibly, but investing nonetheless. Assuming Gavi signs a new deal, that would surely rule out him departing despite links with the Reds. Gavi, according to Fabrizio Romano, is likely to stay at the club and renew his contract. When it comes to directions of travel over the past few seasons, Liverpool and Barcelona have looked very different. Under Xavi, Barcelona have stabilised.

Signed from Sevilla in 2018, the Frenchman enjoyed instant success at Camp Nou and soon replaced compatriot Samuel Umtiti as Gerard Pique's defensive partner.

And with Barcelona set to sign Andreas Christensen in the summer, Lenglet will drop further down the order of preference. It remains to be seen where the Frenchman’s future lies as he gets set to move on from Camp Nou. The 26-year-old’s former employers, Sevilla, are believed to be interested in re-signing him before next season.