Hansi Flick opted for Ferran, he left Lewandowski on the bench and the transfer went well. The striker turned the situation around in less than two minutes after the opening goal of Anthony at six minutes. Total effectiveness … taking advantage of the first two opportunities he had. He enhanced his first half performance with another goal to make the score 1-4. Their festival began in the 11th minute, taking advantage of a low cross from Koundé from the right to beat Alvaro Valles with a dry finish. Betis did not recover when the Valencian took advantage of another cross, this time from Roony Bardhji. Spectacular volley to beat the Betic goalkeeper under the legs. On the third goal, he was a little luckier, since his shot from outside the area lightly hit the Marc Bartra and this confused Valles, who could not avoid the goal. The one from Foies managed three shots between the sticks and three goals, maximum efficiency.
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Objectives this season
The striker has eleven goals in the League and two in the Champions League
He hat trick consolidates Ferran as the top scorer of the Barça team, with 13 goals, distributed as follows: 11 in La Liga and 2 in the Champions League. Behind him they stand Lewandowskiwith 8, all in La Liga, and Fermín and Lamine, both with seven goals. The Valencia striker is experiencing one of the best moments of his career and has convinced Flick with his performances to the point that Lewandowski is already is not irreplaceable. The coach is an ardent defender of meritocracy and is also aware of the limits that the Polish striker is beginning to have, whose age is starting to take its toll on him. Ferran scored his fourth goal in the 74th minute, but narrowly missed an assist from Lamine Yamal. If he had touched it, it would have been a goal.
“It’s not every day that you score a hat-trick. The most important thing, of course, is to win on this very difficult pitch,” began by explaining Ferran, who at the end of the match went for the ball and did not let go. signed by all his colleagues. “Betis are a rival that makes things very difficult for you. “We knew from the start that we had to compete,” he began to analyze, without forgetting that Barcelona had to come back. There have already been eight league matches where they started by conceding first: “I think the most important thing was that reaction to the first goal. This is one of our keys. »
“It’s not every day you get a hat trick; “My job is to continue to make it difficult for the coach.”
Ferran Torres
Barcelona forward
The striker continued to analyze his personal condition and assured that this performance did not surprise him: “I already knew that I could do that, be a starter and fight for a place. Here we go for many more objectives“. He also praised the play and the assists that Lamine Yamal gave him: “A player like Lamine adapts easily to any situation.” Finally, he concluded with a statement of intent: “My job is to continue to make it difficult for the coach.”
Ferran also received praise from Hansi Filmwho was satisfied with his decision to grant him ownership. “Ferran is a very intelligent player. He knows how to interpret spaces very well and he did it fantastically today,” explained the German coach, who added: “The first half was very good. At the end we were very tired. Many parties which defensively we don’t know change the game. Despite his criticism of the goals conceded, he wanted to keep the good ones: “I want to be positive in this match. Of course we will analyze everything and the important thing is that we won after 90 minutes and that’s what counts. Flick talks about the team’s new comeback: “It’s always very important to score two goals in a row. It’s not always easy Against a team like that, they have a lot of quality. They are playing very well, with fantastic players. “I thought we played very well in the first half.” He wanted to end with a compliment to Yamal: “I saw Lamine well, also defensively. “It’s been very positive.”