The absence of Andrés Iniesta by physical annoyances and the no announcement of Paulinho left the open doors so that Sergi Roberto was headline in front of the Real Betis. And Ernesto Valverde did not doubt. The '20' Barcelona was headline and signed a remarkable first-half. Tireless in the pressure, vertical in attack and intelligent tácticamente.
A lung in the medullary that helped to Busquets to be more relieved -and even allowed him advance his line-. And Roberto that it allowed the luxury to mark the second Barcelona goal after an assistance of Deulofeu fantastic, that left it to him in the penalty spot and only had to drill the network.
It is the first goal that marks Roberto in the championship suspender belt. But no this season, that also, but in all his career. Never it had marked in LaLiga. In fact, his last goal with the Barcelona T-shirt dated of does some months... In that unforgettable night in front of the PSG. The sixth. The one who culminated the traced back.
It fulfils with you grow
The Barça will have to accustom to not having to Iniesta in several parties. The manchego has to take care physically if it wants to be in optimum conditions for the final stretch of course. And his relief can be Roberto, that in front of the Betis fulfilled to perfection in the first part. It controls the tempo and physically is an animal.
We will see if Roberto can be a midfield player with arrival, something that would come very well after the course of Neymar. Besides, it would add another aptitude more to the canterano, a player already of by himself polyvalent and that almost always fulfils with the role that asks him .