It wasn’t the best performances from Xavi’s men butthe manager would be pleased with the result.
Barcelona started the game on the front foot as theydominated possession and created a couple of goodchances in the first 45 minutes.
Ferran Torres nearly grabbed the lead for the awayside as his brilliant strike was saved by Real Betisgoalkeeper, Claudio Bravo.
Ansu Fati got the breakthrough goal for Barcelona inthe 74th minute with a sublime strike from 16 yards.
Real Betis equalised four minutes later before JordiAlba’s spectacular volley secured all three points forBarcelona.
It’s quite easy to attribute Barcelona’s success toXavi’s brilliant substitutions in the second half.
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The manager introduced Ansu Fati in the 66th minuteto change his team’s attacking shape before Puigreplaced Gavi in midfield later on in the game.
Ansu Fati had a fantastic game despite playing forless than 30 minutes on the pitch while Puig wasn’tbad as well.
Fati had two shots, recorded two dribbles, musteredone key pass, and created two chances.
On the hand, Puig had one interception, recoveredthe ball twice, won 2/3 of his total duels, andcompleted 88% of his total passes.
Xavi should stop benching Ansu Fati as it seems theyoungster is fully fit to start games.
Puig also deserves a run of games in the Leaguehaving featured just twelve times for the Spanishgiants this season.