3 of the Most Important Takeaways from Barca's 3-2 Victory over Betis!

Quique Setién will be a very much relieved man following Barcelona's victory over Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Sevilla. This was Setién's first away victory in his Barcelona Managerial career. The earlier victory at Ibiza shall not be considered of high significance.

What should make the manager happy is that the victory came against Real Betis. Not because he managed the side before, but because that's one of the toughest opposition for Barcelona. Usually, they present the biggest test on the road for Barcelona.

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Inspirational Lionel Messi Performance against Real Betis in GIF Images

Lionel Messi may not have scored last night, but his performance warranted another ten out of ten. It's not a normal thing to have one guy assist all three goals - a hat-trick of assists.

Enjoy Lionel Messi mesmerizing performance against Real Betis in GIFs below:

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Barcelona Secures Three Points against Betis with a Sprirted Fightback

Barcelona came from beind twice to secure vital three points against Real Betis, what incidentally is the first away win under Setién in the League.

Real Betis - 2 | FC Barcelona - 3

This was an emotional affair on so many levels. First, there was this Manager who is making a visit to the place where he made the real mark, then there is a host of ex-Barcelona players, some sold out and some on loan and finally there is the stadium, which for the Catalan side is nothing short of a bull ring! This was bound to be messy, and so it was.

In the end, Setién would be a relieved man, having secured the three points which keep his team on the heels of arch-rival Real Madrid. Barcelona needed to come back from behind twice in the match. The goals came from pretty much unlikely sources - De Jong, Busquets and Lenglet; assisted by the usual suspect Lionel Messi.

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