Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 to equal LaLiga start record

Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 on 17 October to equal the record LaLiga start, according to ESPN. Barcelona have 9 wins from 9 matches and lead the table with 27 points. Coach Hansi Flick hailed Lamine Yamal, who scored in the 10th minute, as the best player in the world. Real Betis scored through Valentin Gomez and Abde Ezzalzouli but finished with 10 men after a red card for Facundo Bernal. Khel Now reports Barcelona have a 100% LaLiga record this season.

How did Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2?

GOAL described Barcelona's 5-2 win over Real Betis as clinical. Lamine Yamal scored in the 10th minute, and Valentin Gomez levelled for Real Betis in the 27th minute, according to Khel Now. Rodri then scored for Barcelona in the 41st minute, per GOAL.

Eric Garcia scored in the 62nd minute and Dani Olmo in the 81st minute for Barcelona, GOAL reported. Abde Ezzalzouli also scored for Real Betis, GOAL said. GOAL added that Barcelona's depth showed because substitutes scored.

Where does Barcelona's start leave the LaLiga table?

Barcelona lead the Spanish LaLiga table on 27 points, with 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 9 matches and a goal difference of +30.

Real Betis have 19 points from 9 matches, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats and a goal difference of +2. ESPN reported that Barcelona equalled the record LaLiga start with 9 wins from 9 matches. Khel Now described Barcelona's LaLiga record as 100%. Barcelona go into the next fixture with 27 points, Real Betis with 19 points.

What did Lamine Yamal do against Real Betis?

ESPN reported that Barcelona coach Hansi Flick hailed Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world after the win. Yamal scored in the 10th minute, according to GOAL, and was booked in the 55th minute of the match.

Khel Now put Yamal's tally at 13 goal contributions in LaLiga 2026-27, a mark he reached on matchday 9. Khel Now also reported that Facundo Bernal was sent off for headbutting Yamal, which left Real Betis with 10 men. The 5-2 win kept Barcelona top of the table, with 9 wins from 9 matches.

What did the match statistics show for Barcelona?

Barcelona had 69% possession and 10 shots on target, according to GOAL. GOAL recorded 751 completed passes for Barcelona and an expected goals figure of 3.04 for Barcelona. These figures came in a 5-2 win for Barcelona over Real Betis, who had scored through Valentin Gomez and Abde Ezzalzouli.

GOAL said Hansi Flick's tactics prioritised central dominance and transitions, with Barcelona's central defenders making the defensive clearances. Khel Now added that VAR overturned Giovani Lo Celso's goal for handball.