Starting This Mess
Okay, so last night I got this itch. Figured, hey, let’s map out every single time Barcelona smashed Real Betis… or got smashed by them. Seems straightforward, right? Man, was I wrong.
First thing my dumb brain did was fire up a search engine. Typed in “Barcelona Betis all matches history”. Instantly got flooded. News articles about last week’s game, fan forums yelling about referees, some betting sites flashing odds… total chaos. Zero helpful overview. My head started hurting already.
Digging Into the Pile
Decided I needed to go old school. Went straight to FC Barcelona’s official site. Their ‘history’ section is usually okay. Found a list of opponents but no simple timeline. Just season-by-season results. Clicked through like ten seasons. My eyes glazed over trying to spot just the Betis games. Got to 2010, gave up. Website navigation felt like running through molasses.
Next stop? Football stats sites. You know the ones everyone uses. Found their head-to-head section. FINALLY. Numbers jumped out: Wins, losses, draws. Big whoop. Still didn’t show the actual timeline, year by year. Just totals. Annoying. Had to dig deeper into match archives. Filtered for Barcelona vs Betis. Boom! First proper list. Dates, scores. Looked at the oldest entries… 1930s? Wild. Scribbled notes like a maniac.
Hitting Walls & Double-Checking
Here’s where the fun really began. Some older entries, like pre-1960s? Details got sketchy. Found one site listing a 2-1 Barca win in 1952. Another site said it ended 1-1. Who to believe? No highlights reels from 1952 laying around! Ended up cross-referencing:
- Checked club wikis (skeptical, but sometimes useful)
- Dove into ancient forum posts where old-timers argued
- Found digitized newspaper archives mentioning key games
- Pulled hair out over missing cup matches
Spent ages just confirming one stupid scoreline from 1979. Almost threw my notebook. Decided for the really foggy ancient stuff, I’d just note the controversy and move on. “Sources disagree” became my sad motto.
Putting the Puzzle Together
Finally had a pile of confirmed stuff post-1980s. Pre-1980s was patchy but the best I could do. Started building my timeline. Simple table format:
- Year
- Competition (La Liga, Copa, Supercopa…)
- Stadium (Home/Away)
- Score
- Notes (Penalties, big red cards, crazy goals)
Noticed patterns. Betis actually giving Barca a hard time at the Nou Camp sometimes! Shocker. Marked those up. The big thrashings? Yep, highlighted those too. Seeing it chronologically was cool. Like, you see a rough patch for Barca against them in the late 90s? Makes sense looking back.
Wrapping Up the Headache
Finished the basic timeline from first known game up to last week. Final step? Adding some flavor. Jotted down a few key memorable matches near the top. That 8-0 Barca win in the Copa ages ago? Brutal. More recent Betis wins? Yeah, included those too. Kept it super neutral… mostly. Tough when you see your team lose!
Checked it over twice. Found a typo in a 2015 score. Fixed it. Made sure the crazy controversial old results were clearly flagged. Saved it as “Barca_Betis_Timeline_Complete_ish”. Because let’s be real, it’s only as complete as the internet’s messy memory allows. Honestly? Feels good to have it mapped. Next time someone asks “Who usually wins?”, I got receipts! Exhausting though. Think I need a nap.