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Barcelona winger Francisco Trincão scored his first goal for the club to snatch a 3-2 win away to Real Betis on Sunday as Ronald Koeman's side pulled off a second comeback victory in the space of four days.
Barça coach Ronald Koeman took the surprising decision to leave Lionel Messi and the in-form Frenkie de Jong out of his starting lineup and saw his side fall behind to a Borja Iglesias strike on the counterattack in the 38th minute.
.@BorjaIglesias9 culmina un contragolpe y le da la ventaja al @RealBetis #RealBetisBarça ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/E5BnHi0DUk
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Messi leveled for Barça in the 59th, less than two minutes after coming on, and then helped his side find a second goal by releasing Jordi Alba with a sumptuous pass which led to Betis defender Víctor Ruiz sending the ball into his own net.
Y llega el gol del de siempre, Leo Messi iguala el juego para el @FCBarcelona_es #RealBetisBarça ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/8AsPzXuXam
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Ruiz made amends by powering in a header from a Nabil Fekir free kick in the 75th minute but Portuguese Trincão had the final say, smashing a shot from just inside the box in off the crossbar in the 87th.
VICTOR RUIZ cuts Barca's celebrations short with a headed equalizer. #BetisBarça
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Barça, who have won their last six league games, are second in the standings on 43 points, seven behind leaders Atlético Madrid who have two games in hand.
The Catalans also pulled off an impressive comeback win against Granada in a Copa del Rey quarterfinal tie on Wednesday, clawing their way back from two goals down to win 5-3 in extra-time.
