Real Betis vs Barcelona, Player Ratings: Yamal shines as Catalans maintain perfect La Liga start
Lamine Yamal lit the fuse with a dazzling opener. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Lamine Yamal lit the fuse with a dazzling opener. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
La Liga leader Barcelona thrashed Real Betis 5-2 on Saturday to make it nine wins from nine and stretch its blistering league tally to 39 goals.
Lamine Yamal lit the fuse with a dazzling opener before Rodri, Gabriel Jesus, Eric Garcia and substitute Dani Olmo joined the party.
Meanwhile, Valentin Gomez and Ez Abde replied for Betis, which played much of the second half with 10 men after Facundo Bernal was sent off for head-butting Lamine.
Barca moved to 27 points, five above Atletico which won 1-0 at Espanyol, while third-placed Betis has 19 and Real Madrid sits fourth on 18 before welcoming Sevilla on Sunday,
Real Betis vs Barcelona player ratings
Real Betis: Vallés (6.7), Bellerín (4.9), Llorente (4.6), Gómez (6.0), García (4.3), Bernal (5.1), Ceballos (6.6), Lo Celso (7.5), Fornals (7.4), Ezzalzouli (7.4), Hernández (6.5)
Substitutes: Deossa (6.3), Riquelme (6.1), Parrott (5.9), Ortiz (6.4), Fidalgo (6.6)
Barcelona: Lamine Yamal (8.9), Pedri (7.8), Rodri (8.6), Espart (7.1), Martín (6.5), Cubarsí (8.7), Koundé (7.5), García (7.5), Jesus (7.8), Adeyemi (7.0), Lopez (7.6)
Substitutes: Eric Garcia (7.4), Olmo (7.7), Gordon (6.5), Raphinha (6.7), Gavi (6.7)
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