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AFP
March 17, 2019
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona is keen to retain its Spanish league title and repeat the 2009 and 2015 scenario with a 3-1 win over Real Betis 4-1 thanks to a superb trio of Lionel Messi on Sunday.
After falling at home against the 3-4 Andalusian club in the 12th round, Barcelona was determined to take revenge and take full advantage of Atletico Madrid's injury Saturday against Athletic Bilbao 2-2 to carry the gap to 10 points of the capital.
The men of Ernesto Valverde, who had just won a landslide victory on Wednesday, beat Lyon 5-1 in the final leg of the Champions League final to reach their goal and get closer to the title, in the 39, hope to replicate the scenarios of 2009 and 2015 when they were crowned with the league, the local cup and the Champions League.
The Catalan club reached the final of the Cup for the sixth season of Tualia and hopes to win the fifth title among the top two during their meeting in Valencia on May 25, while Manchester United will follow his next move to try to win the League champions for the first time since 2015 and the sixth in its history.
Barcelona, which won its fifth consecutive victory, gave Messi the advantage in the 18th minute with a superb free kick, before hitting again in the second minute after a superb pass from Uruguayan Luis Suarez .
Barcelona scored the send-off in the second half when Luis Suarez added the third goal after a great solo effort and a dribble before taking the right of goalkeeper Pau Lopez 63, bringing Messi 18 points behind directly on the list of scorers.
To this end, Suarez became the top scorer of Uruguay in the history of the Spanish league with Diego Forlan (128 each).
Loren Mouron reduced the lead on Betis with a superb shot from the edge of the area, 82 Messi replied by scoring a third goal on a spectacular ball coming from the edge of the box, passing the ball to Bao Lopez and moving from the bar on the goal. Top scorer in the league and 39 of all competitions this season, including a Wednesday Wednesday in Lyon.
"I did not have much experience in the past," he said, adding that "I think the reaction of the fans was nice, thank you for thanking them." Good for the difference with Atletico. "
"I think the coach had a good plan for the match … we must be ready for everything that will happen in the next few days," he said.
"It all depends on us in Barcelona," he said. "There are still a lot of games, but the difference is 10 points."
Messi almost finished the match with a fourth goal if Lula did not bounce his right foot in the final seconds, which caused Luis Suarez's injury to the calf.
– Seville shines the continental dust –
Sevilla defeated Sevilla 1-0 in the semifinal of the Europa League, with a record of 5 titles.
The Andalusian club started with a faltering morale after losing 4-3 Thursday in the last leg of the final at Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic, with a goal of scoring at the last minute before the end of extra time (match 2-2).
But Frenchman Sam Benidar rebalanced his fifth goal in the last three league games and sixteenth of the season and returned from a penalty kick in the 53rd minute to sneak into the goal in five consecutive games, all competitions ( 7 goals).
Sevilla lifted his points to 43 points in sixth place, three points behind Getafe, fourth in the last leg of the Champions League, who came back from Valencia in the sixth draw of last season (more than any other team), thus bringing the balance sheet to 40 points in seventh place.
Valladolid, who lost 2-1 at home against Ibar with a 2-1 home win over added time.
Ibar scored through Fabian Orellana, 54, but visitors shot a penalty from the referee after using ARV video assistance technology with substitute Danielle Verdi (90 + 1) before taking three points two minutes later. Midfielder Anayets Arbella, Sergei Guardiola Navarro took advantage of the goalkeeper to throw the ball into the net (90 + 3).
Valladolid returned to the victories after four league losses and earned their first league win since day 21 against Celta Vigo 2-1.
Villarreal, who scored the quarter-finals of the Europa League, "Europa League" against Valencia, a very important victory in his fight to avoid relegation, is the second in Tualia and third in the last five stages on 6 this season, at the expense of his rival, Rayo Vicoño, 19, scored with three goals for Cameronians Carl Toko Ekambi (50, 52), Gerard Moreno (88), Mario Suarez (20)
The Yellow Submarine team was 17 points behind Celta Vigo 18, while Viacano was in second place with 23 points.
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