Ferran Torres Scores Hattrick, Barcelona Returns To Third Position

Ferran Torres scored a hat trick in Barcelona's 4-2 win over Real Betis. (X/@FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Ferran scored a hat trick against Real Betis 4-2 in the Spanish La Liga match at the Benito Villamarin Stadium, Sevilla, Monday, January 22, 2024 in the morning WIB. The victory brought Barca back to third.

Barca performed optimally in a tight match. Superior duu and then equalized, nman Barca were able to close the match with three points.

Winger Ferran Torres became the star of Barca's victory after scoring a hat trick in the match. He opened the win and scored the closing goal.

The victory returned Barca to third place with 44 points. A three-point lead with Athletic Bilbao who dropped to fourth place

But Barca who swallowed a poor result in the Super Spanyo Cup are still eight points behind Girona who leads the standings. Meanwhile, Real Madrid, who are in second place, have 51 points after winning 3-2 over Almeria.

Betis herself is still struggling in the middle board. Betis is ranked ninth with 31.

Barca, who played at home to opponents, started quite a good match. The offensive football demonstrated by Xavi Hernandez's troops was able to master the game.

As a result, Torres scored the first goal and opened the score 1-0 after completing Pedri's cross in the 21st minute.

The goal actually boosted the confidence of Barca players. Only their attack the next minute failed. The advantage of one Blaugrana goal lasted until halftime.

In the second half, Barca again made an impressive start. They pressed the opponent's defense and almost added a goal when Lamine Yamal fired a shot that still bounced over the crossbar.

However, Torres made no mistake scoring a second goal after using the rebound ball in the 49th minute.

Left 2-0 behind, Betis showed a revival. Even attacking midfielder Isco managed to score a brace in just three minutes.

Isco's first goal came in the 56th minute. Only three minutes later, or 59 minutes to be exact, this former Madrid player added a goal that equalized the score to 2-2.

However, Isca's two goals were in vain. The reason is, Betis couldn't keep the score. Barca won 3-2 again after Joao Felix scored in 90 minutes. Felix successfully completed the assist from Torres.

Furthermore, Torres scored a goal while completing the hat-trick in injury time. The final score is 4-2 for Barca.