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FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Barcelona WWWWW 5
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Real Betis WWDWW 2
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BAR235
BET112
Estadio La Cartuja · 66,924 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Yamal helps Barcelona match best ever LaLiga start ahead of El Clásico

Barcelona equalled the best start to a LaLiga season in history by claiming a ninth successive win in a fiery 5-2 win over 10-man Real Betis.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
5
69.3
Possession
30.7
18
SHOTS
6
10
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
693
Accurate Passes
256
751
Passes
324
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.3
26
Long Balls
57
19
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
14
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:14 Real Betis vs. Barcelona - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:39 Rodri nods Barca back in front Watch on ESPN 00:46 Lo Celso's spectacular goal ruled out by VAR Watch on ESPN 00:39 Gabriel Jesus scores goal for Barcelona Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Álvaro VallesG
  2. 16Valentín GómezCD-L
  3. 3Diego LlorenteCD-R
  4. 11Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 8Pablo FornalsAM
  7. 25Dani CeballosLM
  8. 6Facundo BernalRM
  9. 9Cucho HernándezF
  10. 10Abde EzzalzouliAM-L
  11. 20Giovani Lo CelsoAM-R

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 12Xavi EspartLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 7Fermín LópezAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 14Karim AdeyemiAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Real Betis 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
  2. 20' Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Héctor Bellerín (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 27' Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 1. Valentín Gómez (Real Betis) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a cross following a corner.
  5. 41' Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 2. Rodri (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross following a corner.
  6. 45'
  7. 45'+1'
  8. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Gerard Martín.
  9. 45' Substitution, Real Betis. Nelson Deossa replaces Dani Ceballos.
  10. 51' Goal! Real Betis 1, Barcelona 3. Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  11. 53' Facundo Bernal (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 53' Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 3. Abde Ezzalzouli (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball following a fast break.
  13. 54' Facundo Bernal (Real Betis) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  14. 55' Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 61' Diego Llorente (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.
  17. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  18. 62' Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 4. Eric García (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  19. 64' Substitution, Real Betis. Troy Parrott replaces Cucho Hernández.
  20. 64' Substitution, Real Betis. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  21. 70' Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Lamine Yamal.
  22. 70' Substitution, Real Betis. Ángel Ortiz replaces Héctor Bellerín.
  23. 70' Substitution, Real Betis. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Pablo Fornals.
  24. 79' Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Gabriel Jesus because of an injury.
  25. 81' Goal! Real Betis 2, Barcelona 5. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.

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