Love Pulse Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 Real Betis troubled the return of Argentine star Lionel Messi to the stadiums and inflicted a severe loss to Barcelona 4-3 at the Camp Nou, the first at home in two years, in the 12th stage of the Spanish football league. Messi has been without a 4-2 win over second-placed Sevilla on the same pitch in the ninth stage on October 20, with a broken hand. In the absence of the Catalan team did not lose in five games, where they beat Real Madrid 5-1 in Clásico, Rayo Vecano 3-2, and Coltral Deportiva Leonsa in the first leg of the 32nd Cup competition, Inter Milan 2-0, and then drew with him 1- 1 in the third and fourth rounds of the Champions League. But the return of the «flea» was not a good omen on his team and colleagues, he suffered his second loss of the season and the first at home since 2016 (42 games), especially since his fall to Alaves 1-2 in September, although he tried his luck several times during the game However, he was satisfied with two goals from the first penalty and the third for the Catalan team in the second minute of stoppage time, and despite the loss, Barcelona remained in the lead with 24 points, while Real Betis stopped the series of disappointing results locally (3 defeats and one draw). Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said: "It is good to maintain the lead, but we always hope to achieve the best. "LaLiga is very strong, and this loss will help us to take into account that winning is not easy at all." Barcelona, who missed Brazilian international Felipe Coutinho because of injury, came ahead of their upcoming summit with hosts and direct chasers Atletico Madrid in the next phase on January 23.
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