Real Betis 1-2 FC Barcelona: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 9 December 2012

Result

Real Betis 1-2 FC Barcelona

La Liga · Sunday 9 December 2012, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

Real Betis · FC Barcelona · La Liga predictions

Real Betis 1-2 FC Barcelona: match report

Real Betis were beaten by FC Barcelona 1-2 in La Liga on Sunday 9 December 2012. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Real Betis's goal came from Rubén Castro (39'). FC Barcelona scored through Lionel Messi (16') and Lionel Messi (25').

Discipline: Real Betis received 3 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Real Betis were 6th on 24 points from 14 and FC Barcelona 1st on 40 points from 14. Real Betis went on to finish that season 8th with 50 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 102.

Real Betis lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Real Betis win, 4 draws and 5 for FC Barcelona.

Going into the match Real Betis's last five read D-W-L-D-W and FC Barcelona's W-W-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 0-1
  • 25'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 0-2
  • 37'Yellow card · Joel CampbellReal Betis
  • 39'Goal · Rubén CastroReal Betis · 1-2
  • 61'Yellow card · Jordi AlbaFC Barcelona
  • 63'Yellow card · Álvaro VadilloReal Betis
  • 76'Yellow card · PedroFC Barcelona
  • 90'Yellow card · NachoReal Betis

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Betis 1, draws 4, FC Barcelona 5.

Team news

Real Betis line-up (4-3-3)

Adrián, Javi Chica, Antonio Amaya, Chechu Dorado, Juankar, Beñat, Salva Sevilla, José Alberto Cañas, Nacho, Joel Campbell, Rubén Castro

FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)

Víctor Valdés, Gerard Piqué, Puyol, Jordi Alba, Adriano, Cesc Fàbregas, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Lionel Messi