Barcelona thrash Real Betis with a clean five-goal haul in LaLiga

Barcelona secured a big win over hosts Real Betis by 5-2 in the match that brought the two sides together in the ninth round of the 2026/27 LaLiga season, held at 19:30 Damascus time.

Lamine Yamal opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 10th minute, before Diego Valentín Gómez equalised for Real Betis in the 27th minute. Before the end of the first half, Rodri restored Barcelona's lead with a goal in the 41st minute.

In the second half, Gabriel Jesus extended Barcelona's lead in the 51st minute, before Abdessamad Ezzalzouli narrowed the gap for Real Betis in the 53rd minute. In the very next minute, Facundo Bernal Cruz was sent off for Real Betis, leaving his team to finish the match with ten players.

Barcelona took advantage of their opponents' numerical disadvantage, with Eric García adding a fourth goal in the 62nd minute, before Dani Olmo's goal in the 81st minute capped off Barcelona's big win by five goals to two.

Rodri was named man of the match after scoring a goal and playing the full duration of the match, with a rating of 8.2.

Barcelona dominated proceedings with 69 percent possession compared to 31 percent for Real Betis, and took 18 shots, 10 of them on target, compared to 6 attempts for Real Betis, 5 of them on target. The match was officiated by referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.

With this result, Barcelona raised their tally to 24 points at the top of the table after winning all eight of their matches, with a goal difference of 34 scored and only 7 conceded, while Real Betis' tally remained frozen at 19 points in third place after 6 wins, one draw and one loss.