FC Barcelona secured their ninth consecutive La Liga victory, defeating Real Betis 5-2 away from home. This win keeps the Catalans at the top of the table with 27 points. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring, followed by goals from Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric García, and Dani Olmo. Real Betis' goals came from Valentín Gómez and former Barcelona player Ez Abde. The match saw Facundo Bernal of Real Betis receive a straight red card for headbutting Lamine Yamal, reducing his team to ten men. Barcelona now holds a five-point lead over Atlético Madrid and a nine-point lead over Real Madrid in the league standings. Hansi Flick's team is set to host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League before facing Real Madrid in the Clásico next Sunday.