Hansi Flick declared the Estadio La Cartuja in Seville belongs to Ferran Torres, after the ahead scored his second hat-trick on the venue in Barcelona’s 5-3 victory over Actual Betis.
Betis are internet hosting their video games at La Cartuja whereas the Estadio Benito Villamarin is renovated, however there have been few residence comforts to be discovered for Los Verdiblancos on Saturday.
Barca edged out Manuel Pellegrini’s males in an eight-goal thriller, with Torres netting a first-half treble and being joined on the scoresheet by Roony Bardghji and Laime Yamal.
Torres additionally scored a hat-trick on the identical stadium for Spain in 2020, in a dominant 6-0 Nations League victory over Germany.
“He’s a really clever participant. He is aware of the best way to interpret areas very effectively and he did it fantastically effectively at the moment,” Flick mentioned of Torres after full-time.
“He has an excellent mentality and plenty of confidence. That is the best way ahead. He deserves to be within the beginning XI.
“He’s at all times there when he’s wanted. This stadium is Ferran Torres’ stadium, additionally when he performs with the nationwide staff, he additionally scored a hat-trick right here.”
Torres additionally scored a hat-trick versus Betis in a 4-2 victory on the Villamarin in January 2024, that means his solely two trebles in LaLiga have each are available in away video games in opposition to them.
The previous Manchester Metropolis attacker scored his three targets from 5 photographs with a complete anticipated targets (xG) worth of 1.03, with all of his efforts hitting the goal.
Whereas Barca are actually 4 factors away from Actual Madrid on the prime of LaLiga forward of Los Blancos’ assembly with Celta Vigo on Sunday, Betis are fifth within the desk, seven factors off the highest 4.
Pellegrini believed there have been positives to take from his staff’s efficiency, saying: “We lacked effectiveness to transform the possibilities within the first half.
“That was the distinction within the first half, they’d the identical possibilities and scored them. Then, we got here up in opposition to a really efficient Barcelona staff.
“I don’t assume we lacked aggressiveness. It was a disastrous sport on the defensive facet. We have been the second-best defence in LaLiga, however we had these shortcomings right here.”
Barca are in motion within the Champions League on Tuesday, at residence to Eintracht Frankfurt, earlier than Osasuna go to Camp Nou on December 13.
