Barcelona was unable to string together consecutive wins dropping points against Real Betis, jeopardizing its lead atop La Liga's standings over Real Madrid.
It was a difficult afternoon for Flick's men against a disciplined, well organized and tireless Betis side that looked physically superior. Barcelona was still in position to steal a win, but an Assane Diao's stoppage time equalizer summed up Barça's disappointing second half performance. The Catalans saw a seven-year La Liga win streak at the Estadio Benito Villamarín come to an end.
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the first half with a beautifully crafted goal. Betis stormed out of the gate in the second half and found the equalizer through a penalty. Ferran Torres appeared to score the game winner with his second goal in as many games, but the Blaugrana were unable to lock away the result and Diao cemented the 2–2 scoreline with his goal in the 94th minute.
Barcelona no longer control its own destiny in La Liga and the team's underlying issues are starting to reach the surface. Here's what we learned from Barcelona's 2–2 draw against Real Betis.
