Suarez equaliser saves Barcelona a point in game marred by row

TIL Desk Sports/ Luis Suarez scored a late equaliser as Barcelona drew 1-1 away to Real Betis in a La Liga game which will be remembered for an exceptional display from the home side and also for a goal which wasn’t given here on Sunday.

Suarez produced a clinical finish from a Messi pass in the closing seconds of normal time to rescue a point after Betis had looked odds on for all three points. Against a much-changed Barcelona side with one eye clearly on Wednesday’s Cup semi-final against Atletico Madrid, Betis took the game to their rivals.

Forwards Alex Alegria and Ruben Castro pressured Barcelona into their own penalty area aiming to force goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen into sending long clearances upfield. As Barcelona insisted in trying to play short passes, they made a series of errors, and were it not for a series of saves from the Barcelona keeper, Castro could have had a hat-trick before the break.