Barcelona secure ninth consecutive win to lead LaLiga by 5 points

The ninth round of the Spanish football LaLiga concluded with several notable results, the most prominent being Barcelona's crushing win over hosts Real Betis by 5-2, as the Catalan side continued their perfect record this season.

In other matches, Deportivo La Coruna drew with Levante 1-1, Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 0-1, while the match between Villarreal and Elche ended in a goalless draw 0-0.

Real Madrid secured a big win over visitors Sevilla by 4-1, while Valencia drew with Athletic Club without goals. Osasuna beat Racing Santander 2-0, and Celta Vigo defeated Alaves 2-1, while Real Sociedad beat Malaga by a big score of 5-2. The match between Getafe and Rayo Vallecano ended in a 1-1 draw.

After this round ended, Barcelona top the standings with 27 points from 9 matches, having achieved 9 consecutive wins and a large goal difference, scoring 39 goals and conceding just 9.

Atletico Madrid occupy second place with 22 points, followed by Real Madrid in third with 21 points, then Real Betis in fourth with 19 points despite their defeat in this round.

At the bottom of the table, Malaga occupy twentieth and last place with just 4 points without a single win this season, preceded by Valencia in nineteenth place with 6 points, while Elche occupy eighteenth place with 7 points.