Barca Universal
·5 December 2021
Barca Universal
·5 December 2021
Barcelona suffer their first defeat under Xavi Hernández, as Real Betis pick up a 1-0 away victory at the Camp Nou thanks to a late Juanmi goal. Barcelona were lacklustre throughout the game, and despite what was an even contest, the Catalans never looked threatening enough in the final third.
Xavi made several changes to the starting XI for this one, although the game only really took off when Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembélé were brought off the bench in the second half, with the Frenchman Barça’s most dangerous player on the day.
Real Betis defended well however, and were sharp enough in attack to cause Barcelona problems when they had the ball, and ultimately can be very pleased with their afternoon’s work, with an inform Juanmi the matchwinner in the end.