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Barcelona crushes Real Betis 5-0
Sevilla (Spain), Jan 22 (IANS) Barcelona, led by a phenomenal Lionel Messi, steamrolled Real Betis 5-0 on the latter’s home turf, with all the goals coming in the second half.
Betis pursued its standard aggressive game and held the La Liga leaders scoreless in the first period, a competitive half, but then it was the former Sevilla captain, midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who got the visitors on the board at the Benito Villamarin stadium in the 59th minute on Sunday, reports Efe.
Then it was Messi five minutes later, Uruguay’s Luis Suarez in the 69th minute, the Argentine again in the 80th and Suarez one more time in the 89th minute to seal the deal for Barca’s 17th win in its last 20 Spanish First Division games.
With the victory, the Catalonian squad is unbeaten so far this season and stands 11 points ahead of Atletico Madrid, after Girona battled the capital team to a 1-1 tie on Saturday.
Ernesto Valverde’s boys hold a 14-point lead over No. 3 Valencia and are 19 points in front of rival Real Madrid.
Barcelona has not lost at Villamarin in La Liga matches since 2008.
Messi has notched seven goals in his last six games and leads the league with 19 goals, four ahead of Suarez.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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