Next up, Betis will host Osasuna in the Copa del Rey. As for Barcelona, they will face Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa, looking to win the competition for the first time since 2018.
Barcelona will face Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa after beating Real Betis on penalties. First having a goal disallowed for offside, with Raphinha caught beyond the last defender before assisting Pedri, Xavi’s side took the lead through Lewandowski. Receiving a pass from Dembele, the striker had his first shot blocked before thumping in the rebound. Defending for most of the game, Betis scored their first equaliser after the break. Inside the box, Henrique rolled the ball past a defender before finding Fekir who hammered a strike low beyond Bravo. Into extra time, Barcelona regained their advantage through substitute Fati. A free-kick was cleared straight to him, with the winger volleying the ball into the bottom corner. Refusing to give up, Betis struck again, this time through Moron who beat the goalkeeper with a backheel. Just before the penalty shoot-out, Betis went down to 10 men with Guardado receiving two yellow cards in six minutes. Into the shoot-out, the first four penalties were converted before Ter Stegen made two saves. Denying Juanmi and Carvalho, Pedri scored Barcelona’s fourth penalty to see them progress to the final.
FULL-TIME: REAL BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA (BARCELONA WIN 4-2 ON PENALTIES)
GOALLLL! BARCELONA ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! Pedri scores the winning penalty with another low spot-kick. Going to the right, Bravo goes the right way for the second time but cannot get a touch on it.
M. ter Stegen
Penalty Save
Ter Stegen makes another save! He predicts the destination of Carvalho's penalty, getting to the floor to push it away. Barcelona will progress to the final if they can convert this penalty.
SAVED AGAIN! Carvalho goes the same way as Fati, but is not successful with his penalty. Failing to hit it right in the corner, Ter Stegen gets low to push it away.
GOALLL! 3-2 BARCELONA! Fati drills his penalty into the bottom corner with Bravo going the other way.
M. ter Stegen
Penalty Save
Ter Stegen makes the first stop of the shoot-out. With Juanmi running slowly towards the ball, the goalkeeper waits for him to decide where he wants to go before diving to the right to make the save.
SAVE! Juanmi's penalty is saved. Going just left of the middle, the goalkeeper stays up before beating it away.
GOALLL! KESSIE SCORES! 2-2! Kessie's low penalty lacks power, but it beats Bravo who gets a touch on it. The former Manchester City goalkeeper will be disappointed that he did not save that.
GOALLL! Scoring the second goal of the game, Moron converts the penalty. He slams the ball to the right of the goal past the goalkeeper who went the right way.
LEWANDOWSKI SCORES! After a staggered approach to the penalty, he curls the ball to the left of the goal and into the net.
GOAL! 1-0 BETIS! It is a composed penalty from Willian Jose. He runs up to the ball slowly before tucking it into the bottom corner.
Betis will fancy their chances to progress. They beat Valencia in the final of the Copa del Rey on penalties last season. After missing a spot-kick at the World Cup, will captain Busquets take one today? Willian Jose will take the first penalty.
Barcelona had the best chance to win the game after the break. Getting on the end of a cross from Torres, Fati's flicked attempt went straight into the gloves of Bravo. Behind the ball for most of the final 15 minutes, Betis went down to 10 near the end of the game. Collecting his first yellow card after stopping Pedri from breaking away, substitute Guardado was given his second yellow after a late tackle on Kessie.
120' + 1' FULL-TIME IN EXTRA TIME: REAL BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA
120' There will be one minute of additional time.
118' Collecting his first yellow card six minutes ago, Guardado now gets his second after sliding into Kessie. Down to 10 players, Betis will look to take the game to penalties.
118' SAVE! Fati almost scores a second that could have won the game. On the right, Torres sends a low cross towards the winger. Ahead of the ball, Fati gets a touch on it to flick it towards the goal, but Bravo is there to make a low stop.
116' Juanmi plays the ball down the right to Henrique. The winger attempts to beat Alonso on the outside, but the left-back pokes it away.
114' Betis have a free-kick in a crossing position after Kessie steps on the foot of Sabaly.
113' Alonso looks to cross the free-kick in, curling it from left to right but it is cleared away.
A. Guardado
Yellow Card
112' Pedri rushes through the middle of the pitch before Guardado slides him to the floor. The midfielder receives a yellow card.
110' On the right, Torres plays the ball across to Pedri. Outside the box, the midfielder looks to poke it into the path of Kessie but the pass is intercepted.
108' The attack ends for Betis. With men committed forward, Miranda runs the ball straight out of play on the left. Goal-kick to Barcelona.
106' Barcelona get the game back under way.
Two substitutes scored to see the game end level at the break. Fati scored just a couple minutes into extra-time, watching the ball drop in front of him before volleying it across the goal past Bravo. Behind for the second time, Betis responded quickly. Controlling a powerful pass from Henrique, Moron took one touch before flicking his effort past Ter Stegen from close range.
105' + 3' HALF-TIME IN EXTRA TIME: REAL BETIS 2-2 BARCELONA
105' + 2' Outside the box, Lewandowski flicks a pass into the pass of substitute Kessie. On the left, the midfielder strikes his effort straight at Bravo.
105' There will be three minutes of additional time.
103' Alonso has his hands all over Henrique and gives away a free-kick.
Luiz Henrique
Assist
101' Another assist from Henrique. He gets onto the end of a chipped pass into the box. He could have gone down under the challenge of Alonso, but the winger remained on his feet. Keeping the attack alive he poked it to Moron who finished it off with a poked backheel.
Loren Morón
Goal
101' GOAALLLLL! BETIS SCORE AN EQUALISER! 2-2! A wonderful goal from Betis. Under pressure from Alonso, Henrique smacks the ball across the box. With his back to the goal, Moron controls it before flicking it past the goalkeeper.
100' Alonso chips a free-kick from left to right into the box. Araujo wins the first header before it is cleared away.
98' Almost a wonderful pass from Pedri to Torres, but he puts too much power on it and Bravo gets it.
F. Kessié
Gavi
96' Substitution for Barcelona. Kessie comes on in the centre of the pitch, allowing Gavi to have a rest.
Ansu Fati
Goal
93' GOAALLLL! FATI SCORES! 2-1 BARCELONA! A goal from the substitute. A free-kick is cleared away to the left side of the box. In the air, Fati watches the ball before volleying it across the goal. Going low, he finds the bottom corner with a powerful strike.
Juan Miranda
Yellow Card
92' Miranda receives a yellow card after a strong challenge on Gavi.
91' Betis get the game back under way.
Fekir slammed in a second-half equaliser for Betis to send the game into extra-time. First denied by VAR, with Raphinha in an offside position before setting up Pedri to score, it was Lewandowski who broke the deadlock for Barcelona. Receiving a pass from Dembele, his first shot was blocked before striking in the rebound. Growing into the game, Betis found an equaliser through Fekir. Assisted by Henrique, he crashed the ball in from the right of the box. Lewandowski then thought he had won it for Barcelona after getting on the end of a pass from Torres, but the Spaniard was offside when receiving the ball.
90' + 6' END OF 90 MINUTES: REAL BETIS 1-1 BARCELONA
90' + 3' SAVE! Running behind the Betis defence, a long ball forward goes to Fati. One-on-one with the goalkeeper, he strikes an effort towards the goal with the outside of his foot. However, Bravo is there to push it over.
90' + 1' Moron and Willian Jose play a quick one-two on the edge of the Barcelona box. Possession then goes to Carvalho who curls it well over.
Loren Morón
N. Fekir
90' Substitution for Betis. Fekir, who scored the goal to equalise the game, is replaced by Moron for the final few minutes.
90' There will be six minutes of additional time.
88' Henrique pushes the ball back to Fekir on the left side of the Barcelona box. He then looks to put it across the box, but it goes over the bar.
88' Fati plays the ball down the left towards Alonso. Rushing onto it, he keeps it on the pitch. Cutting it across the box looking for Gavi, his cross is cleared away.
A. Guardado
G. Rodríguez
86' Substitution for Betis. Rodriguez is replaced by Guardado after collecting a yellow card.
Ansu Fati
Raphinha
86' Substitution for Barcelona. It comes on the wing with Fati replacing Raphinha.
84' Ter Stegen is forced into another smart save. On the left of the box, Miranda crashes the ball towards the near post with the goalkeeper pushing it behind for a corner.
82' OFFSIDE! For a second time, Barcelona have another goal disallowed. Receiving the ball on the left, Torres was in an offside position before passing it to Lewandowski who scored.
81' GOAALLLLL! LEWANDOWSKI SCORES! VAR CHECK! He gets his second of the game! Rushing onto a pass from Torres, Lewandowski slams the ball into the corner of the net. An emphatic finish! However, there will be a VAR check.
G. Rodríguez
Yellow Card
79' Rodriguez gets a yellow card after a reckless challenge.
Marcos Alonso
Jordi Alba
79' Substitution at left-back for Barcelona. Alba is replaced by Alonso.
Juanmi
Rodri
78' Substitution for Betis. Juanmi, who has previously scored against Barcelona, replaces Rodri.
Y. Sabaly
Aitor Ruibal
78' Substitution for Betis. Ruibal is replaced by Sabaly.
A. Christensen
Sergi Roberto
78' Substitution for Barcelona. It comes in the defence with Christensen replacing Roberto.
Luiz Henrique
Assist
77' Henrique is patient on the ball. After rolling it past a Barcelona defender, he could have shot with the goal in front of him. Instead, he played it into the path of Fekir who crashed in his shot from close range.
N. Fekir
Goal
77' GOAALLLL! FEKIR SCORES! 1-1! A fantastic goal from Betis. Hovering on the ball in the middle of the box, Henrique rolls it past Torres before poking it towards Fekir. Rushing onto it, he slams it low past the goalkeeper.
75' On the right, Raphinha shifts the ball onto his left foot before curling it across the box. Unmarked in the middle, Torres is denied by Bravo who punches it away from his path.
74' Another chance for Betis. This time Fekir lashes it over with the ball bouncing ahead of him.
Raphinha
Yellow Card
73' Raphinha receives a yellow card after lifting his arm jumping for the ball.
73' Holding possession outside of the Barcelona box, Betis fail to find a way through. Getting space to shoot from distance, Rodriguez's low effort goes straight at the goalkeeper.
70' It has not been a game of attacking quality after the break. There has been just one shot, with Dembele testing Bravo before being substituted.
Luiz Henrique
Yellow Card
68' Henrique receives a yellow card after complaining to the referee. He believes that Jose was fouled by Busquets on the edge of the box but no free-kick is given.
Willian José
Borja Iglesias
67' Subsituion for Betis. It comes in the striking position with Willian Jose replacing Iglesias.
66' Both Rodriguez and Araujo are back on the pitch after receiving treatment.
64' Going for the ball, Rodriguez and Araujo crash into each other. They are both receiving treatment after a head collision.
Sergio Busquets
F. de Jong
63' Substitution for Barcelona in the midfield. De Jong is replaced by veteran Busquets.
Ferran Torres
O. Dembélé
63' Substitution on the wing for Barcelona. Dembele is replaced by Torres who was sent off last time out.
62' Raphinha dribbles forward with the ball before sliding it across to Dembele. Outside the box, the winger cuts inside before releasing a shot. Going low, his effort is pushed wide by Bravo.
61' Dembele looks for Lewandowski with a direct ball forward, but he puts too much power on the pass. It goes over the head of the striker and straight to Bravo.
Sergi Roberto
Yellow Card
60' Roberto gets a yellow card after sliding into Rodri around the halfway line.
59' Dembele puts a similar cross to that of Alba earlier in the half. Going low behind the Betis defence, the winger looks for Lewandowski, but Pezzella gets there to intercept.
58' Henrique rolls the ball past Pedri before coming up against Kounde. Rushing down the right, the defender matches his run before blocking his cross.
56' Rodriguez slides the ball down the right of the Barcelona half. Araujo gets there before Iglesias, but the striker puts him under pressure with the defender kicking it out for a throw-in.
54' A loud cheer from the crowd. Controlling a high pass, Dembele gets past Ruibal before putting the ball through the legs of Carvalho.
52' Lewandowski scored the only goal of the game so far with Barcelona's only shot on target. Betis have challenged Ter Stegen on three occasions, with the German denying them each time.
50' Araujo bundles Iglesias to the floor with Betis winning a free-kick. Fekir swings it into the box from the left, but Kounde flicks it away with his head.
N. Fekir
Yellow Card
48' Fekir receives the first yellow card after a strong challenge on De Jong.
48' WIDE! Barcelona should have scored a second goal. Alba curls a cross beyond the Betis defence. It goes low, with Lewandowski sliding in. He gets a touch on it, but cannot direct it on target with it rolling out for a goal-kick.
46' Barcelona get the game back under way.
William Carvalho
Sergio Canales
46' Substitution for Betis. Carvalho replaces Canales in the midfield.
Betis have a clear plan and could have scored on multiple occasions. Flashing the ball across the Barcelona box, they have late runners darting in from outside the area. Gavi and Roberto made vital interventions before the break, with low crosses looking the most dangerous. As for Barcelona, their wingers have been imperative. Dembele and Raphinha have been outstanding, running at the Betis defence and forcing them back. However, as the game progressed, Ruibal started to learn how to defend against the Frenchman. Playing on the left rather than the right, Dembele has regularly had to cut it back onto his stronger foot, slowing down the Barcelona attack.
Barcelona have the lead at half-time thanks to a goal from Lewandowski. Quiet for most of the opening 45 minutes, failing to control several crosses, the Poland international found the net on the 40th-minute. Breaking on the counter, Lewandowski received the ball from Dembele, having his first shot blocked before thumping in the rebound. This came after Xavi’s side had a goal disallowed for offside. Pedri touched in Raphinha’s chipped cross, but the Brazilian was offside before putting it into the box. Betis had chances and could have scored before the break. On the left, Miranda found Henrique, with his powerful strike from close range pushed away by Ter Stegen.
Goal
45' + 2' HALF-TIME: REAL BETIS 0-1 BARCELONA
45' SAVE! Ter Stegen makes another important stop. On the left, Miranda waits on the ball before playing it across the box to Henrique. Running onto it, his curling attempt is pushed away by the goalkeeper.
44' Great pass from De Jong. Holding possession on the left side of the Betis box, he has options in front of him. Looking for options, he slides it to Roberto who fails to get it under control.
42' De Jong plays the ball out to Dembele, but his cross goes over everyone. Barcelona recover possession, with Lewandowski getting it on the edge, but his attempt is blocked.
R. Lewandowski
Goal
40' GOAALLLL! LEWANDOWSKI SCORES! 1-0 BARCELONA! The ball is played out to the right towards Dembele who moves into the middle of the pitch. The Frenchman could look to go beyond his marker but instead plays it to Lewandowski. Inside the box, his first shot is blocked before crashing in the rebound.
37' Dembele beats Ruibal before cutting the ball onto his right foot. He is stopped by the right-back, forcing the winger to play it back to Alba. He then curls a cross into the box, but it is cleared away.
35' Vital clearance from Roberto. On the right, Henrique deflected cross goes beyond Ter Stegen. With Rodri coming in for an easy finish, Roberto flicks it behind for a corner.
34' On the right, Iglesias chips a cross into the box, but it has too much height on it. Ter Stegen bursts off his line to catch it.
32' SAVE! Ter Stegen makes the best stop of the match so far. Fekir's inswinging corner hangs in the air, allowing Pezzella to get on the end of it. He heads it down, forcing the goalkeeper to get low and push it away.
31' Rare chance for Betis. On the right, Ruibal cuts the ball back towards Canales. Rushing towards the edge of the box, his effort is deflected behind by Gavi.
29' Dembele is getting a lot of space down the left wing. This time he goes low with a powerful cross, with Pezzella sliding across to get it away.
27' Raphinha's inswinging corner from the right is cleared away.
26' Raphinha chips a free-kick from the left towards Araujo, but his header from a tight angle is blocked.
24' OFFSIDE! The goal will not stand. Pedri was onside in the box, but Raphinha was not when he collected the ball before moving inside and whipping a cross into the box. The top of his foot was offside.
23' GOAALLLL! PEDRI SCORES! 1-0 BARCELONA! On the right wing, Raphinha chips the ball into the box towards Pedri who flicks it towards the goal. On target, Bravo gets a touch on it but cannot keep it out. There will be a VAR check for offside.
22' TACKLE! Araujo with a vital intervention. Kounde looks to play the ball back to the goalkeeper but does not put any power on the pass. Fekir makes the most of it, going around Ter Stegen who rushes out. With an open goal ahead of him, Araujo is there to put in a tackle.
20' Iglesias puts Ter Stegen under pressure, forcing the goalkeeper to launch it out for a throw-in.
19' Alba clips the ball into Gavi. The midfielder controls it with his chest before turning towards the goal. With Lewandowski to his left, he attempts to slide it into his path, but his pass is intercepted.
17' Alba's cross goes over the head of Lewandowski. Close to the striker, Felipe knocks it over the bar.
16' Kounde drifts out of the defence with the ball before sliding it down the left to Dembele. The winger then cuts it back to Lewandowski who rushes onto it, but he scuffs his attempt.
15' Raphinha attempts to drive the ball inside towards Lewandowski, but it is cleared away.
14' Kounde chips the ball forward, looking for Alba down the left. However, Ruibal gets across and lets it go out for a goal-kick under pressure from the left-back.
12' Lewandowski fails to control in the middle of the box again, this time getting Dembele's pass stuck under his feet after a darting run from the winger.
11' Chance for Barcelona inside the Betis box. On the right side, Raphinha cuts it back towards Gavi. The midfielder lets it go through his legs, allowing Lewandowski to get the ball. However, he fails to properly connect with a backheeled attempt.
9' Raphinha's inswinging corner from the right is punched away by former Barcelona goalkeeper Bravo. Colliding with Araujo, he goes down and needs to catch his breath before the game can continue.
7' Pedri switches the ball out to the left towards Alba. He looks to run past Henrique and into the box but is tackled.
5' De Jong wastes an opportunity. With the defence blocking the right wing, Dembele was free on the left. Looking to play a throughball to the Frenchman, he passes it out for a goal-kick. He would have been one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
4' Ambitious from Henrique. With Ter Stegen off of his line, he attempts to chip it over him from the halfway line. However, it bounces out for a goal-kick.
2' Early chance for Raphinha. The former Leeds winger cuts inside from the right before curling the ball low into the box. With Lewandowski in the middle, it goes straight to Bravo.
1' Betis get this Supercopa semi-final under way.
Juanmi, who scored the only goal when Betis last beat Barcelona back in 2021, is on the bench for Manuel Pellegrini's side today.
As for Barcelona, Xavi makes four changes to the team that beat Atletico. In the defence, Christensen and Balde are replaced by Roberto and Alba, with Kounde moving from right-back to centre-back. Raphinha also starts instead of Busquets, with Pedri moving from the left wing into the midfield. Finally, Fati is replaced by Lewandowski who leads the attack.
Betis make five changes to the team that beat Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga. The first comes in the goalkeeping position, with Bravo replacing Silva. In the defence, Felipe comes in for Gonzalez at centre-back. After moving to Aston Villa, left-back Alex Moreno is replaced by Miranda. The other two alterations come in the midfield. Guardado and Carvalho move onto the bench, with Rodriguez coming in and Canales moving down from left wing to partner the Argentine. As a result, Rodri is on the wing.
BARCELONA SUBS: Inaki Pena, Arnau Tenas, Sergio Busquets, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Memphis Depay, Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Franck Kessie, Eric Garcia, Alejandro Balde.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Jordi Alba; Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele.
REAL BETIS SUBS: Rui Silva, Dani Martin, Martin Montoya, Edgar Gonzalez, Paul Akouokou, Victor Ruiz, Juanmi, Willian Jose, William Carvalho, Joaquin, Andres Guardado, Loren Moron, Víctor Camarasa, Youssouf Sabaly.
REAL BETIS (4-2-3-1): Claudio Bravo; Aitor Ruibal, German Pezzella, Luiz Felipe, Juan Miranda; Guido Rodriguez, Sergio Canales; Luiz Henrique, Nabil Fekir, Rodri; Borja Iglesias.
As for Barcelona, they have won the Supercopa more than any other team, lifting the trophy 13 times. However, their last victory in the final came back in 2018. Getting to the semi-final last season, they were beaten by Real Madrid, with Los Blancos waiting for the winner of this tie after overcoming Valencia yesterday. Top of LaLiga, Barcelona extended their lead at the summit of the table after a narrow victory over Atletico Madrid last time out. Losing just once this season, they are yet to face Betis in any competition this campaign.
Qualifying for the Supercopa after winning Copa del Rey last season, Real Betis will be looking to get revenge on the team that beat them in the final of the competition in 2005. In their only previous appearance, Los Verdiblancos lost 4-2 in a two-legged final against Barcelona. Despite losing eight of their last 10 matches versus Xavi’s side, Betis will be encouraged by their form. Fourth in LaLiga, they have lost just four times this season and have collected four points from two games after the World Cup.
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