With a fantastic Yamal, Barcelona crushed Betis in the Copa del Rey

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With a superlative Lamine Yamal, who did everything and did it well, Barcelona overwhelmed this wednesday 5-1 at Betis from Chilean Manuel Pellegrini for get into the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup, in a meeting that was held in Montjuic Olympic Stadium.

Yamal is 17 years old but plays like a 30-year-old. Without being a creative flyer, He handles the ball and his team’s timing with a poise that never ceases to surprise.

The match against the Verdiblancos was no exception. He immediately took control of his team and, whether in elaboration plays or in quick transitions, generated danger at every step.

If it weren’t for the VAR being cruel to the culé, he would have finished with two goals and three assists. However, one of his achievements was annulled by a previous offside and one of his clearances was invalidated by a millimeter offside by Jules Koundé.

That did not frustrate him at any time. Lamine enjoys playing elite soccer. It shows in his face and in the actions he produces.

The opening of the scoring came immediately, after three minutes and from the hand of Gavi. Everything was already a monologue from Barcelona and it became even more so from then on.

At 27, Koundé made it 2-0 after a shot from Yamal that left him alone before the archer.

Barcelona could have settled. Foot off the accelerator. But young Lamine is, in addition to all his other virtues, insatiable. He led his team to always look for moreagainst a Betis that is going through a bad moment in the season and did not respond in the match.

Raphinha scored 3-0 thanks to another assist from the young Spaniard (although the official transmission does not tell him) and then the 4-0 came from the hand of Ferrán Torres.

The clash was already closed but Yamal’s goal was missing, which ended up reaching the 75th minute with a nice finish entering the rival area from the right.

At 83, Koundé gave Jesús Rodríguez a penalty and Víctor Roque was in charge of scoring the goal of honor for Pellegrini’s beaten team.