Real Betis vs Barcelona Highlights, La Liga 2024-25: BET 2-2 BAR; Diao scores late equaliser to secure point

That’s all! Teen Assane Diao smiles bright after the full-time whistle after he turns hero for his side to earn a well-earned draw against table-topper Barcelona.

Substitutes Ruibal and Diao combine, with the latter flicking it first time to rattle the net for the equaliser!

Enough time for the tide to change in this match.

Avila shoots a thumping strike but it’s straight at Inaki Pena.

Balde off for Hector Fort.

Jesus Rodriguez on for Abde.

Yamal turns provider with a sumptuous pass to Ferran Torres who buries it first time. VAR overturns the original offside decision.

Yamal’s work rate has been great throughout, always attracting extended legs searching to bring him down. He earns a free-kick, but it results in nothing for Barca.

Isco comes on for Betis after a long wait due to injuries and surgeries. He comes on for Flores, as Diao comes on for Roque. 

Pau Victor and Gavi coming on for Lewandowski and Pedri.

Perraud off for Ruibal.

Lo Celso converts the penalty and gets his side back in the game!

After VAR intervention, a penalty given. And red card for Flick! de Jong gets yellow.

Altimira sees yellow after he pulls back Yamal. He is furious after Frenkie de Jong’s supposed foul on Roque inside the box isn’t given. Check going on.

Frenkie de Jong and Ferran Torres come on for Dani Olmo and Raphinha.

Roque is onside as he runs down the right flank, tries to play a ball to a teammate through a host of Barca shirts. The ball is a bit behind for Avila to make something of it.

Third proper chance for Betis as Avila has enough time to stop the ball from the left flank, and take his shot. However, Pena makes a point-blank save to keep his side ahead.

Host comes close to scoring! Lo Celso puts in a great ball from the free-kick as Lewandowski gets a flick to clear it. However, the clearance went kindly towards Altimira whose header just misses the target.

The youngster brings down Avila to concede a free-kick.

A single-goal lead is always slender. It’s up to the host to make the most of the situation and get itself back into the game.

That’s that from the first half. After an initial few chances from the host, it was Barcelona which had most of the ball. That eventually paid off when Lewandowski scored his 16th of the season to put his side ahead at the break.

Clearance inside the box falls to Raphinha who tries to volley it but attempt gets blocked.

Lewandowski scores! It’s Kounde, who has been threatening from the right flank, with a low cross across the face of the goal and the Pole just has to tap it in. His 16th goal of this league season.

Mateo takes one for the team to stop a sprinting Lamine Yamal, who was well on his way towards goal.

Lo Celso was the first to go down after seemingly being fouled. Then, Cubarsi goes down. Treatment provided.

With Barcelona keeping most of the ball, the host is relying on counter-attacking. Cubarsi clears the ball and concedes a corner.

Dani Olmo tees up a long-ranger and fizzes it just over the crossbar, though the goalkeeper has it covered.

Betis forward line tries to make something out of the move but the Barca backline stays strong.

The winger is brought down in his own half as Avila pushes him and gets nothing of the ball.

Kounde, in the thick of things in the first 15 minutes, plays a cross towards Lewandowski, who rises but fails to get his head to it.

Kounde fouls Avila as it breaks a good spell from the visitor.

Jules Kounde collects the ball at the edge of the box from the right flank, seemingly nutmegs his marker, and tries to toe-poke it into the goal but Fran Vieites paws away the pass back from his defender.

Abde Ezzalzouli is one-on-one with Inaki Pena and tries to put it past him but the goalkeeper makes a good save to deny the forward.

The host has a chance to take the lead very early in the game but Raphinha comes in with a goal-line clearance to keep the scoreline same.

The match is underway.

The La Liga match, Real Betis vs Barcelona, will not be broadcast in India. However, the game can be live streamed on GXR World. Moreover, the match can also be followed on the Sportstar website.