FC Barcelona drew 2-2 with Real Betis this Saturday at the Benito Villamarín stadium in an exciting match that also marked the return of Isco Alarcón to the pitch after almost seven months out due to injury. Assane Diao, a youth player from Betis, scored the equalizer in the 94th minute, preventing a victory for the Blaugrana.

Drama until the end

The first half ended with a goal from Robert Lewandowski, who opened the scoring for the visitors. However, in the second half, Betis leveled the score with a penalty from Giovani Lo Celso. Ferrán Torres put Barcelona back in the lead near the end, but Diao sealed the draw with a strike in stoppage time.

Barcelona arrived at the Villamarín aiming to bounce back after their 1-5 loss to Real Mallorca and regain the top spot after a three-match winless streak in LaLiga. Hansi Flick fielded Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and other regular starters, without resting key players for the upcoming Champions League visit to Dortmund.

Betis presses and equalizes in the final moments

On the other hand, Betis needed to return to winning ways after three consecutive defeats in LaLiga and the Conference League. With Isco Alarcón on the bench and the absence of goalkeeper Ruiz Silva, who was injured during warm-up, the home team applied pressure from the start. Raphinha cleared a header from Diego Llorente off the line, and Ez Abde missed a clear opportunity against Peña.

Barcelona responded with ball control, and just as it seemed the first half would end without goals, a great collective play led to Lewandowski scoring 0-1. In the second half, Betis showed their fighting spirit, with three clear chances to level the score before Lo Celso converted a penalty to make it 1-1.

Initially, VAR ruled out Ferrán Torres' goal for offside, but after review, the goal was validated. However, just as it seemed everything was in favor of Barcelona, Diao seized one last opportunity to score the final goal and seal the draw in the 94th minute.