Pedri has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Sergi Roberto.
Sergi Roberto lines up a low cross from the right flank. It travels dangerously across the face of goal where Pedri waits to convert the opening.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! PEDRI NOTCHES BARCA'S FIFTH!!!! 5-2!!!! The teenager slots the ball home at the back post to notch his first goal in LaLiga. Sergi Roberto is the architect with a sublime low ball across the face of goal. Pedri races in unmarked to scoop a left-footed strike into the back of the net.
There will be five minutes of added time.
87'
Betis win a free-kick down the left flank. Sanchez whips a cross into the box, but Bartra can only guide his header comfortably over the bar.
86'
Rodri enters the game and replaces Sergio Canales.
M. Pjanić enters the game and replaces Sergio Busquets.
Pjanic replaces Busquets in the middle of the park.
Sanchez comes on to the field for the closing stages to replace Canales.
82'
L. Messi has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Sergi Roberto.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MESSI PUTS THE GAME BEYOND DOUBT!!! 4-2!!!! The Argentine hammers home his second of the game. Sergi Roberto releases Messi in the right inside channel with a brilliant backheel. The forward holds his composure as he rifles a powerful left-footed stirke past Bravo into the top-right corner.
Sergi Roberto produces a sensational backheel to send Messi into the right inside channel and the Argentine does the rest.
80'
Sergi Roberto digs out a run down the right flank and wins a corner for the home side.
79'
Trincao lines up a special on his left foot from distance, but he sends his strike straight into the hands of Bravo.
78'
M. Braithwaite enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
Griezmann is withdrawn by Koeman and is replaced by Braithwaite.
75'
Emerson tries to release the run of Ruibal down the right flank, but the midfielder is flagged offside by moving a fraction too soon.
73'
Loren Morón has scored a goal for Real Betis! Assist by Álex Moreno.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MORON HANDS BETIS A LIFELINE!!!! 3-2!!!! The visitors are back in the game, despite being down to 10 men. Moreno runs at the Barca defence down the left flank and forces a low ball into the box. No one picks up Moron in the middle and he blasts a strike into the right corner of the net from six yards out. Game on.
Moreno surges at the Barca defence and is rewarded with an assist as his low cross is turned home by Moron.
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71'
Loren Morón enters the game and replaces A. Sanabria.
Moron comes on to the field to replace Sanabria in the final third.
67'
Griezmann plays Pedri into space down the left flank, but his cutback towards Messi is cleared by Barta.
66'
Trincão enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
Trincao comes on to the field to replace Dembele down the right flank.
63'
Ruibal replaces Joaquin for the visitors.
Ruiz comes on to the field for Tello in a reshuffle for the visitors.
62'
Aitor Ruibal enters the game and replaces Joaquín.
Víctor Ruiz enters the game and replaces Cristian Tello.
61'
Penalty goal scored by L. Messi for Barcelona!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MESSI CONVERTS!!!! 3-1 BARCELONA!!!! The Argentine shows Griezmann how it should be done from 12 yards. Messi hammers his effort high into the top-right corner away from the hand of Bravo into the back of the net.
60'
A. Mandi goes off after a red card!
Mandi receives his second booking for deliberate handball. A double blow for the visitors.
54'
Rodriguez works a cross-field pass towards Tello in space on the left flank. He cuts inside to shoot on his right foot, but his effort is blocked by Pique.
51'
Barca have found their rhythm since the restart. Perhaps Messi should have been playing from the off.
49'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by Jordi Alba.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! GRIEZMANN SCORES!!!! 2-1 BARCELONA!!!! The Frenchman atones for his miss in the first half, but Messi must take a huge credit for the goal. Alba surges down the left flank and sends a low ball towards the Argentine. Bravo and Mandi commit themselves as Messi shapes to shoot. However, he dummies the cross and allows Griezmann to coast in behind him to slot the ball into an empty net.
Alba breaks down the left and sends a dangerous cross into the middle that Messi dummies and Griezmann fires home.
47'
Dembele releases Sergi Roberto into the right inside channel, but Bartra diverts his cross behind for a corner.
46'
L. Messi enters the game and replaces Ansu Fati.
We're back underway at Camp Nou.
Here comes Messi. Koeman withdraws Fati at the break and the Argentine comes on to the field.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 1-1 REAL BETIS
45' +2
A. Sanabria has scored a goal for Real Betis!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! SANABRIA LEVELS BEFORE THE BREAK!! 1-1!! Betis are back in the game on the stroke of half-time. Canales is allowed to surge at the Barca defence before offloading to Tello on the left flank. He sends a low cross into the middle that finds its way to Sanabria, who pokes a strike past Ter Stegen from six yards out. The perfect time to score for the visitors.
45' +1
Fati puts pressure on Emerson at the back for the visitors, but he brings down the defender. The teenager has be to careful having already been booked.
45'
Álex Moreno gets yellow.
Sergi Roberto tries to raid past Moreno, but gets pulled back by the Betis left-back. Moreno is booked by the referee.
There will be three minutes of added time.
42'
Barca try to build down the right flank. Dembele sees his first cross blocked by Moreno, but his second challenges the Betis defence. Emerson is forced to head it behind, conceding a corner.
41'
Pedri gets yellow.
Pedri catches Moreno late and goes into the book.
37'
Ansu Fati gets yellow.
Fati catches Emerson with an outstretched arm and goes into the book.
35'
Alba surges down the left flank and fires a low ball across the face of goal. However, it evades both Griezmann and Dembele attacking it late at the back post.
33'
Penalty saved by C. Bravo!
MISS! Griezmann fails to convert from 12 yards. He sends a tame left-footed strike towards the left corner, but Bravo guesses the right way and palms his effort away from danger. The Frenchman spurns a huge chance to put Barca in command.
SAVE! Bravo keeps Betis in the game with a fine save. He guesses the right way, diving low to his right. He palms the ball away from the middle of the box before Mandi is on hand to clear a cross on the follow-up from De Jong.
32'
Mandi goes into the book for his lunge on Fati.
31'
A. Mandi gets yellow.
29'
Joaqiuin floats a cross into the box from the right flank, but his delivery evades Carvalho at the back post and travels out for a goal-kick.
28'
Alba brings down Emerson on the right flank and hands Betis a free-kick in a dangerous position.
24'
Barca were creating chances in the early stages, but lacked the clinical edge. Dembele displayed his prowess there to give his side control of the game.
22'
O. Dembélé has scored a goal for Barcelona! Assist by A. Griezmann.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! DEMBELE PUTS BARCA AHEAD!!!! 1-0!!! The Frenchman scores a stunner to find the back of the net. Dembele collects a pass from Griezmann in the right inside channel and cuts back on to his left foot. He launches a powerful effort into the top-left corner giving Bravo no chance. A super effort from the winger.
Griezmann offloads into the path of Dembele, who does the rest with a stunning finish.
21'
Tello collects 25 yards from goal and lines up a strike from distance, but he sends his effort straight into the hands of Ter Stegen.
18'
Dembele has a charge down the right flank and he tries to send in a cross, but Moreno does enough to fend him off and earn a goal-kick for the visitors.
15'
There is space for Barca to exploit and the pace of Fati has been an issue for Betis. Expect the Catalan club to feed the Spain international today.
13'
Both teams are playing open football in the early stages of the game. However, the quality in finishing in the final third has not been up to standard yet.
3'
It has been a stop-start affair in the early stages. Barca are trying to get their foot on the ball to control possession.
1'
We're underway at Camp Nou.
Real Betis ended a run of back-to-back defeats to get their solid start to the term back on track. Manuel Pellegrini's men were beaten by Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid, but produced a strong performance last time out to beat Elche 3-1 on home soil. They're four points clear of Barca to begin the afternoon and could push towards the top four with another victory.
Barcelona have endured a sluggish start to their LaLiga campaign, taking only eight points from their opening six matches. They are winless in four games, including their 1-1 draw against Deportivo Alaves last time out. The Catalan club are well off the pace and need to find their form quickly. Ronald Koeman's men overcame Dynamo Kiev during the week in the Champions League and need another victory this afternoon.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Real Betis at Camp Nou.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann, Ansu Fati.
BARCELONA SUBS: Sergino Dest, Carles Alena, Miralem Pjanic, Martin Braithwaite, Lionel Messi, Riqui Puig, Neto, Trincao, Junior Firpo, Oscar Mingueza, Konrad De la Fuente, Arnau Tenas.
REAL BETIS (4-3-3): Claudio Bravo; Emerson, Aissa Mandi, Marc Barta, Alex Moreno; William Carvalho, Guido Rodriguez, Sergio Canales; Joaquin, Antonio Sanabria, Cristian Tello.
REAL BETIS SUBS: Joel Robles, Martin Montoya, Paul Akouokou, Victor Ruiz, Borja Iglesias, Loren Moron, Diego Lainez, Aitor Ruibal, Rodrigo Sanchez, Carlos Marin, Juan Miranda.
Ronald Koeman will be furious with his Barcelona side at the break. They've dominated the contest and should be out of sight. Griezmann has missed a penalty and struck the post. Ansu Fati and Dembele have also had further openings, but they've been wasteful in front of goal. Barca need a response in the second half.
After the international break, Barcelona return to LaLiga action against Atletico Madrid on the road on November 21. Betis are next in action away to Athletic Bilbao on November 23.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
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