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Real Betis vs. Barcelona: Score and Reaction from 2017 La Liga Match

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Barcelona spurned the chance to go top of the La Liga table on Sunday, as they were controversially held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Alexander Alegria’s pounced in the 75th minute to give Betis a deserved lead before a last-gasp Luis Suarez effort saw the spoils shared.

Barcelona should have drawn level far earlier than that, but Betis were given a big helping hand by the lack of goal-line technology in the Spanish top flight.

Aleix Vidal’s cross from the right struck Betis’ Cristiano Piccini inside the six-yard box and crossed the line before it was cleared away by Aissa Mandi, but the linesman failed to spot that it should have been a goal.