Maybe Barcelona got the win they wanted by 1-0 but the match wasn't easy for them at all. Lewandowski's absence was felt really much.
I must appreciate Busquets' marvelous assist to Raphinha first of all. It was an amazing lob pass and Raphinha turned it into a nice goal. But Barcelona couldn't show their usual dominance against Valencia in Camp Nou anyway. Valencia also found so many goal opportunities. But they were really incapable as for shots on target. Araujo took a big risk by getting that red card maybe. But I believe it was worth it otherwise there was going to be a one-on-one situation with ter Stegen. Maybe even thanks to this challenge they won the match.
This match should be noted that Barceloa was very lucky,that victory had a bittersweet taste, I would not feel very good after seeing Barcelona play like this, if football was deserved, I think Barcelona deserved to lose, they also took a penalty , and in these times taking a penalty is something almost unforgivable, I personally still believe that they can lose first place, and I hope that Real Madrid can do it, now Real Madrid has a great chance to reach them, to pass them and to winning the League as well as the UCL, not bad, we just have to wait and see what fútbol they continue to show us.
Real Madrid pushed hard but couldn't score. Betis defended well and gained 1 point. Benzema's free kick goal was great, but because the ball hit Rüdiger's hand, VAR canceled the goal. It's not enough to play well all the time, it's necessary to score goals. If you fail to do this, you cannot get 3 points.
It's strange how Real Madrid weren't able to score even one goal, considering that Betis have had 11 goals in the last 5 matches, and Madrid's offensive line was complete. Indeed, when a team plays to achieve a draw, it is different from when they play a competitive match, and it seems Betis were convinced to earn only one point, although they play at home. Obviously, Real Madrid have put themselves in a bad situation with regards to La Liga.
There are some conditions where Madrid's attacks are always read because after all their benchmark is still in Benzema and in this match Benzema in Marking is quite good so they cannot flow the existing opportunities.
On the other hand seeing from the attack line, they are actually still very good but good defense from Betis is also a little able to reduce it and we also deserve a thumbs up to the Betis defense, especially defenders and goalkeepers who have worked very hard in this match.
The truth is that I feel a bit disappointed by Real Madrid, I don't understand how they could have tied a game that they should have won, meanwhile Barcelona continues to win and widen the points gap, that's something that I still can't conceive of, however I see that things are very difficult for Real Madrid to win, the League is very difficult, it really is mathematically possible, but it is very difficult, it would be a question of ever how it will develop later, but up to now I see it in a very bad for Madrid, it's a pity, they couldn't do anything today
Real Madrid will be hoping to put their last two matches behind them when they take on Real Betis on Sunday evening. Last Saturday’s disappointing draw at home to Atletico Madrid was followed up by an equal frustrating El Clasico defeat in the Copa del Rey.
Carlo Ancelotti’s will require a victory in order to keep in touch with Barcelona in the La Liga title race. The Blaugrana could go ten points clear with a victory against Valencia earlier on Sunday, and Real Madrid will know that dropping points could see their title defence be all but over.
Source:
https://www.football-espana.net/2023/03/05/real-madrid-lose-first-team-player-for-real-betis-clash-due-to-injury