Barça beats Betis and forces Hansi Flick to apologize: 'I'm sorry'

La Cartuja Stadium has hosted a tremendously thrilling clash this afternoon between Betis and Barça that ended with a resounding 5-3 win for the visitors. The match lived up to expectations, with Betis showing courage from the start and the culé team responding with admirable attacking power. In just 15 minutes, three goals had already been scored, a prelude to a frenetic encounter with several key players.

Ferran Torres was the main protagonist of the match thanks to a hat-trick that confirms him as the team's top scorer. The forward is enjoying a sweet moment. His influence on the game was total, attacking spaces intelligently and taking advantage of every opponent's mistake.

Roony Bardghji, starting, goal and Hansi Flick's forgiveness

The other two goals were scored by Lamine and Roony Bardghji, who was the big surprise in Hansi Flick's starting eleven today. The young talent delivered an outstanding performance, combining boldness, speed, and very mature decision-making for his age. His goal was the perfect finishing touch to a performance that will hardly be forgotten.

In fact, Roony Bardghji's performance was so remarkable that Hansi Flick had to temper the collective euphoria to acknowledge his mistake. The German coach knows he was unfair to him: today he showed that he is ready for much more.

The coach's reflection makes sense if you review Roony Bardghji's stats this season. In November, he played just nine minutes in total (9 min), a striking figure for a footballer with his natural quality. His breakthrough today, in a demanding setting and against an opponent that never gives anything away, proves that he has the tools to compete at the highest level already.

Roony Bardghji earns Hansi Flick's trust

Flick knows that the season is long and that he needs all kinds of attacking resources to keep fighting for LaLiga and the Champions League.  Roony Bardghji's brilliant performance gives the coach a new weapon to attack compact defenses or to break games open from the wing. It also sends a clear message to the locker room: whoever performs, plays, regardless of their status or age.

The 5-3 final score allows Barça to keep putting pressure on in the race for the top spot. The team seems to have regained confidence, freshness, and efficiency, elements that had been missing in recent matches. Most importantly: Hansi Flick has discovered that he has in Roony Bardghji a new key name for his attacking rotation.