Real Betis snatched a valuable point from its guest, Barcelona, ​​thanks to a fatal goal scored by Assane Diaw in stoppage time for the first half, drawing a 2-2 draw for his team, in the top matches of the 16th round of the Spanish League, this evening, Saturday, December 7, giving Real Madrid is a new gift in the struggle for leadership.

The match, which was held at the Pinto Villamarin Stadium, saw Barcelona prevail by one goal without a response in the first half, signed by Polish Robert Lewandowski, after 27 passes, and ended with an amazing cross from Jules Kounde, which Leiva comfortably placed into the net in the 39th minute.

Real Betis wasted many easy opportunities to score, including a header after a corner kick that Rafinha cleared off the goal line, and a shot by Abdel Samad El Zalzouli from a clear one-on-one shot that was cleared by goalkeeper Iñaki Pena, with Leiva’s goal coming against the run of play.

In the second half, Real Betis' performance improved more than it was in the first half, and this was helped by the excessive nervousness of Barcelona's technical director, Hansi Flick, which cost him a direct expulsion in the 66th minute, about 6 minutes after he made the first two substitutions, with Ferran Torres and Frenkie de Jong coming on instead. From Rafinha and Dani Olmo.

Real Betis scored the equalizer in the 68th minute by the brilliant Argentine midfielder Giovani Lo Celso from a penalty kick awarded against Frenkie de Jong, which caused Flick to be sent off. 

Betis coach Pellegrini made distinctive changes that further improved his team's performance, as Assane Diaw, Isco, and Jesús Rodriguez participated instead of Vitor Roque, Flores, and Abdel Samad Zalzouli, but in the meantime Barcelona advanced 2/1 through a shot by Ferran Torres after a pass from Lamine. Yamal in the 82nd minute.

Betis intensified its efforts in the final minutes, succeeding in scoring the equalizer 2/2 with a lethal touch by Diaw after receiving a pass from the right corridor sent by player Rubal Aitor.

With this result, Barcelona raised its score to 38 points in first place, 5 points ahead of Real Madrid, which will play this evening at the Catalan club’s Girona stadium for round 16, in addition to a postponed match against Valencia that was postponed due to Hurricane Dana.