LaLiga leaders Barcelona continued their good form with a 2-2 draw against Real Betis on Saturday after conceding an injury-time equalizer from Assane Diao to drop two points.
Diao's goal gave Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini something to celebrate in his 500th LaLiga match as manager, but opens the door for second-placed Real Madrid, who are five points behind Barcelona with two games remaining.
Hansi Flick's side opened the scoring in the 39th minute with a neat attacking move, created by Lamine Yamal and finished by Robert Lewandowski.
Betis came more into the match in the second half and were able to level matters through a Giovani Lo Celso penalty, but Yamal thwarted the hosts again by allowing substitute Ferran Torres to score in the 82nd minute.
Barcelona looked on course to extend their lead at the top of the table before Diao's cheeky heel move meant the points would be shared.
The draw means Barcelona have now won just one of their last five league games.
16 – Robert Lewandowski is the first player to score 16 goals in his first 16 games of a LaLiga season since Lionel Messi in 2018/19 (also 16), both with FC Barcelona. Performance. pic.twitter.com/CV9C0sN05B
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Data debrief: Red-hot Lewandowski not enough to claim a win
Lewandowski opened the scoring with his 23rd goal in 21 games in all competitions this season, which was also his 16th in LaLiga.
The 36-year-old sits five goals clear at the top of the Golden Boot standings, with Barcelona captain Raphinha in second place.
The striker is now just five goals short of his total in all competitions from last season.
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