Last weekend, Barcelona took first place in La Liga, edging out their biggest rivals, Real Madrid.
The Catalan team bounced back fast after losing 3-0 to Chelsea in London during their tough Champions League match.
Still, a different La Liga match grabbed attention when play stopped for a while because of something no one expected to happen.
The Seville derby erupted in disorder this Sunday evening when the La Liga match between Sevilla and Real Betis was halted, as fans hurled items from the crowd.
Though tensions had been simmering, things flipped fast once bottles started flying near the pitch.
Betis had a 2–0 lead on the road thanks to goals by Pablo Fornals plus Sergi Altrimira when things started going off track.
Things blew up right around the time Sevilla was ready to take a last-minute penalty kick.
Flying missiles came from beyond the goal line, and the Betis goalie, Alvaro Valles, had to move aside. Also his teammates booted bottles off the field just to continue playing.
Referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero stopped the game. And soon after, he told Manuel Pellegrini, along with Matias Almeyda, it couldn’t go on.
Things escalated quickly after fans the warining again, as someone had tossed stuff before, mid-half.
Tensions had been building ever since Sevilla’s Isaac Romero got a red card in the 84th minute for kicking Valentin Gomez.
Authorities told supporters the game would be called off unless things changed.
The match restarted following a lengthy halt, yet Betis stayed solid to grab a 2-0 victory, pushing them into fifth place.
Sevilla sit 13th in La Liga, hit by furious boos aimed at management. Supporters want big shifts, as they want no more excuses, just actions.
Sevilla might get penalties or fines or shut sections of their stadium, since past cases like this ended that way.
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