The Blaugrana were controlling possession and, while Betis still posed a threat on the counterattack, they missed a number of opportunities to take the lead with Villa the chief culprit.
The deluge of chances continued but the striker, who had already wasted two golden opportunities, was twice more thwarted by the Betis keeper. Having seen his first effort saved from an acute angle, the former Valencia man failed to find the next from six yards after Cristian Tello's cutback.
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The Blaugrana were controlling possession and, while Betis still posed a threat on the counterattack, they missed a number of opportunities to take the lead with Villa the chief culprit.
The deluge of chances continued but the striker, who had already wasted two golden opportunities, was twice more thwarted by the Betis keeper. Having seen his first effort saved from an acute angle, the former Valencia man failed to find the next from six yards after Cristian Tello's cutback.