Ansu Fati despablia to the vetarano Barcelona in front of the Betis

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There are victories that can only be explained by goals, also in Barcelona, ​​which has stopped playing football, listless and anguished, nothing to do with that team that announced its return in the wake of Xavi and Laporta after beating Atlético , conquer the Bernabéu and bring down Sevilla.

The azulgrana have left early, defeated by Eintracht, Rayo and Cádiz and eager for a low season to end, closed at the last minute at Villamarín with a surprise victory, almost unintentionally, which certifies their classification for the Champions.

BETBetis

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Bravo (Rui Silva, min. 16), Pezzella, Sabaly, Bartra, Álex Moreno, Guardado (Rodri, min. 76), Fekir, Guido Rodríguez, Juanmi (William Carvalho, min. 76), Canales and Borja Iglesias

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Neto, Alba, Alves, Ronald Araújo, Eric Garcia, Gavi (Riqui Puig, min. 78), Frenkie De Jong, Busquets, Ferrán Torres (Ansu Fati, min. 74), Ousmane Dembélé (Adama Traoré, min. 73) and Depay (Aubameyang, min. 65)

Goals

0-1 min.

75: Ansu Fati.

1-1 min.

78: Barthra.

1-2 minutes

93: Dawn.

Referee

Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz

Yellow cards Busquets (min. 63), Bartra (min. 71) and Alves (min. 77)

Jordi Alba sealed Barça's pass for the next edition of the European Cup with an extraordinary volley after a cross from Dani Alves.

The right foot of the Brazilian and the left foot of the Catalan expressed Barça's momentum.

The veterans vindicate themselves in the decisive matches to the fate of the Camp Nou treasury.

Those who earn the most are the ones who have also helped the most to reach the queen competition in Europe.

There is no middle class or differential footballers, but well-known players who spend accounts like Busquets, Piqué and Jordi Alba.

Betis was stunned in full celebration of the Cup. He never thought of losing a match that he forgot to win when the azulgrana were wandering around Villamarín.

The feeling was that the victory would fall on their side in a filtered pass by Fekir, a maneuver by Canales, a run by Juanmi or a break by Borja Iglesias.

The Verdiblancos were affected by a hangover and perhaps by confidence, also by a lack of success, surely surprised by how the ball burned Xavi's boys.

The turnovers were continuous at Barça.

The match began with a face to face between the players and Mateu Lahoz.

Verdiblancos and azulgrana understood after looking at the referee in each of their falls that the fouls would be minimal and the pace could be maximum if the two teams accepted physical and direct football, with continuous arrivals at the goals, both defended by the substitutes after Ter Stegen's gastroenteritis -he didn't even travel to Seville- and Bravo's early injury.

The coming and going, very entertaining for the fans and the spectator, did not last long due to the resignation of Barça.

Betis went deep on the flanks, poorly defended by Barça, especially that of Dani Alves.

The azulgrana full-backs did not close well, being uncoordinated with the central defenders, and the verdiblancos forced the inside game with the excellent movements of Fekir and Canales, the team being well controlled by Guido.

The post returned a shot precisely from the Argentine in the same way that the crossbar and the hand of Rui Silva responded to a header from Araujo, powerful in both areas, more essential than ever in the absence of Piqué

The Barça attack, however, was less sustained, very dependent on Dembélé, a winger who unbalances with dribbling and change of pace and, on the contrary, finishes plays badly because he does not need the center, away from Memphis and also Ferran , Xavi's flagship player, placed as a center forward instead of Aubameyang.

Ferran no longer knows where to put himself in a team that lost a goal after emptying his magazine at the Bernabéu.

The Foios attacker did not even finish the game, misguided in situations of advantage, dwarfed in front of Ansu Fati.

Barcelona's lack of interest spread to the tired Betis and the game declined to the surprise of Villamarín.

The fans had a hard time paying attention to the meeting when the April Fair was over.

There was no other player on the Barça side than Araujo, who corrected the multiple turnovers, while the Verdiblancos were encouraged by Juanmi.

Although the game was great for Betis, Pellegrini's players lacked spirit, strength and precision, apparently satiated with the Cup and not very ambitious in their quest for the Champions League.

The ball did not stop hanging around Neto when Xavi opted to change the three forwards and the match opened up: Ansu Fati scored, always in league with the goal;

Bartra equalized after a free-kick -the Catalans beat any rival in the League in strategy plays- and Jordi Alba decided in the discount.

The effusive celebration of the goal showed the relief that the azulgrana felt because they have finally qualified for the Champions League.

The squad, however, needs extensive reform if Barça wants to recover the football and style that it has always boasted since the arrival of Johan Cruyff.

The goals of the veterans and the participation of the youngsters from La Masia reveal that most of the signings are not successful or are part-time players who will hardly serve to compete in the Champions League.

The best news was already known: there is no better scorer than Ansu Fati.

The striker took to the field and woke up a team that was letting time pass in the League.

In the absence of football and moves, goals are imposed and around Ansu Fati there are always occasions, as was confirmed at Villamarín.

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