Barcelona's 5-2 win at Real Betis keeps them eight points clear in La Liga after Regular Season - 9

Barcelona turn a seven-goal contest into another statement

Barcelona strengthened their position at the top of La Liga with a 5-2 victory at Real Betis, a result that leaves them first on 27 points and Betis fourth on 19 points. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 10th minute before Diego Valentín Gómez equalised for Betis in the 27th. Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante restored Barcelona’s lead in the 41st minute.

Gabriel Jesus made it 3-1 in the 51st minute, although Abde Ezzalzouli pulled one back for Betis two minutes later. Eric García extended Barcelona’s advantage in the 62nd minute, and Daniel Olmo Carvajal completed the scoring in the 81st minute. Barcelona remain the only team with a perfect record in the current standings, listed at W9 D0 L0 with a goal difference of 30.

Real Madrid and Sociedad deliver emphatic wins

Real Sociedad also won 5-2, away to Malaga, with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring twice. Takefusa Kubo put Sociedad ahead in the third minute, followed by Orri Steinn Óskarsson’s goal in the 26th. Adrian Nino pulled one back for Malaga in the 54th minute, but Oyarzabal restored Sociedad’s two-goal advantage in the 59th. Pablo Martínez Andrés made it 2-3 in the 66th before Oyarzabal scored again a minute later. Gonçalo Guedes completed Sociedad’s scoring in the 73rd minute.

The result puts Real Sociedad fifth on 16 points, while Malaga remain 20th on 4 points. Malaga are the only team in the standings without a win, recorded at W0 D4 L5.

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1. Arda Güler scored in the 30th minute and Kylian Mbappé added goals in the 37th minute and from a penalty in the 63rd. Manuel Bueno Sebastián pulled one back for Sevilla in the 80th minute, but Yan Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal margin in the 82nd. Mbappé’s two goals made him one of the round’s joint top scorers with Oyarzabal. Real Madrid are third on 21 points, with Sevilla sixth on 14 points; Madrid are seven points ahead of Sevilla.

Late goals decide tight matches

Atletico Madrid left Espanyol with a 1-0 win after Alejandro Baena Rodríguez scored in the 89th minute. Atletico are second on 22 points, while Espanyol are 15th on 8 points, a gap of 14 points between the teams.

Deportivo La Coruna and Levante drew 1-1. Bil Nsongo put Deportivo ahead in the 63rd minute, but Daniel Requena Sánchez equalised in the 82nd. Deportivo are ninth on 11 points, four points ahead of Levante, who are 17th on 7 points.

Osasuna beat Racing Santander 2-0 through Ante Budimir’s ninth-minute penalty and Asier Osambela’s 88th-minute goal. Osasuna are 10th on 11 points, three points ahead of Racing Santander in 16th on 8 points.

Points shared across the middle and lower table

Celta Vigo moved to eighth on 11 points by beating Alaves 2-1. Ferran Jutglà scored in the 53rd minute and Javier Rodríguez Galiano made it 2-0 in the 71st, before Hugo Novoa Ramos pulled one back for Alaves in the 87th. Alaves are seventh on 11 points, level with Celta.

Villarreal and Elche drew 0-0, leaving Villarreal 12th on 9 points and Elche 18th on 7 points. Valencia and Athletic Club also finished 0-0; Athletic are 11th on 9 points, three points ahead of Valencia in 19th on 6 points. Getafe and Rayo Vallecano drew 1-1, with Álvaro García scoring in the 11th minute and Martin Satriano equalising in the 56th. Getafe are 14th and Rayo 13th, both on 9 points.

Across all 10 matches, the round produced 29 goals. Barcelona’s position at the summit, Atletico’s second-place standing and Real Madrid’s third-place position define the leading picture, while the bottom five range from Levante’s 7 points to Malaga’s 4.