Barcelona crushes Real Betis with five goals in the Spanish League

Barcelona started the match strongly, and their young star Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the tenth minute after exchanging the ball with Frenchman Jules Koundé on the right flank, before unleashing a brilliant curling shot from outside the penalty area that settled in the net.

Real Betis managed to equalize in the 27th minute through Argentine Valentín Gómez, who rose to a cross from a corner kick taken by Pablo Fornals and headed it into the goal.

Barcelona regained the lead in the 41st minute after Rodri Hernández scored the second goal with a header, benefiting from a corner kick taken by Fermín López.

Before the end of the first half, the referee disallowed a goal for Real Betis scored by Giovani Lo Celso with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, following a video assistant referee (VAR) review due to a handball by Cucho Hernández at the start of the buildup.

At the start of the second half, Brazilian Gabriel Jesus extended Barcelona's lead by scoring the third goal in the 51st minute, but Moroccan Abde Ezzalzouli narrowed the gap for the hosts two minutes later with a precise low shot that settled in the net of goalkeeper Joan García.

Real Betis suffered a heavy blow in the 54th minute when the referee showed a direct red card to Uruguayan Facundo Bernal, leaving the team to play with ten men.

Barcelona took advantage of their numerical superiority and Eric García added the fourth goal in the 62nd minute, before Dani Olmo capped off the Catalan team's five-goal tally in the 81st minute, confirming the visitors' resounding victory.

In another match within the same round, Atlético Madrid defeated their hosts Espanyol by a single goal, scored by Álex Baena in the 89th minute, while the match between Villarreal and their guests Elche ended in a goalless draw.