Tomorrow, their eternal rival could be displaced from first place by Real Madrid
Barcelona in the home match of the 5th round of the Spanish Examples destroyed Betis – 5:0.
The team’s newcomer João Felix opened the scoring. The Portuguese distinguished himself in his second match for the club and the first in which he excelled from the first minutes. Robert Lewandowski soon doubled the lead.
In the second half, the experienced Pole retrained as an assistant. Rafinha and Joao Cancelo scored from his passes. Thus, both Portuguese newcomers to the Catalan club scored in one match. Ferran Torres scored another goal.
The victory allowed Blaugranas to gain 13 points and temporarily lead the standings. Xavi’s team will remain in first place if Real Madrid does not beat Real Sociedad tomorrow, October 17. In addition, Girona, playing against Granada, can still catch up with their fellow countrymen. Betis are ninth with seven points.
Barcelona will play twice at home next week: on August 19 against Antwerp (in the Champions League) and on September 23 against Celta Vigo. We remind you that the Blue Garnets are Shakhtar Donetsk’s opponents in the group stage of the Champions League.
- Example. 5th round
Barcelona — Betis — 5:0 (2:0)
Goals: Felix 25, Lewandowski 32, Torres 62, Rafinha 66, Cancelo 81
Source: Sportarena
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