Published: 17:32 GMT, 7 December 2024 | Updated: 17:33 GMT, 7 December 2024
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Coach Hansi Flick was sent off for protesting a penalty decision and Barcelona was held at Real Betis to 2-2 in La Liga on Saturday.
Flick disagreed with the referee´s decision to grant a penalty following a video review when Betis forward Vitor Roque fell in the area following a brush with Frenkie de Jong.
Giovani Lo Celso converted the 66th-minute penalty to level the score after Robert Lewandowski put the visitors ahead in the 38th.
Substitute Ferran Torres scored from a pass by Lamine Yamal to put Barcelona back in front in the 82nd, but Assane Diao struck in injury time to secure the draw for Betis.
Barcelona has dropped points in four of the last five rounds. The league leader is five points ahead of Real Madrid, which has two games in hand.
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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, left, challenges for the ball with Betis' Romain Perraud during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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Barcelona's head coach Hansi Flick waits for the start of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, left, challenges for the ball with Betis' Abde Ezzalzouli during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, left, challenges for the ball with Betis' Romain Perraud during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Real Betis players celebrate after Betis' Assane Diao scored his side's second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Real Betis players celebrate after Betis' Giovani Lo Celso scored his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Ferran Torres kicks the ball ahead of Betis' Marc Bartra during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Betis' Giovani Lo Celso, second left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Inigo Martinez, right, challenges for the ball with Betis' Youssouf Sabaly during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Barcelona's Dani Olmo, right, challenges for the ball with Betis' Marc Bartra during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)