Barcelona beats Betis 5-2 for a ninth straight LaLiga win

Barcelona beat Betis 5-2 on Saturday, Oct. 17, at La Cartuja in Seville, in round 9 of LaLiga, Spain's top league, and has now won all nine of its matches. The result appears on LaLiga's official site.

Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the 10th minute with a shot from distance. Valentín Gómez equalized in the 27th after a cross from Pablo Fornals, and Rodri put the visitors back in front in the 41st with a header off a corner taken by Fermín.

After halftime, Gabriel Jesus scored the third around the 51st minute, set up by Yamal, and Abde Ezzalzouli pulled one back soon afterward. Betis' Facundo Bernal was sent off around the 54th minute after a scuffle between players from both teams, according to VAVEL. Vanguardia and Radio Marca Barcelona describe a headbutt, or a clash of heads, involving Yamal. The referee's report should clarify what happened.

Eric García made it 4-2 in the 62nd minute, according to VAVEL, and Dani Olmo closed the scoring in the 81st. Between the third and fourth goals, VAR disallowed a volley by Giovani Lo Celso because of an earlier foul by Cucho Hernández.

Mexico's Álvaro Fidalgo came on in the 70th minute for Fornals, with Betis trailing 4-2. Manuel Pellegrini had rotated eight players after the Seville club's European win over Porto, according to Vanguardia.

Barcelona has 27 points out of a possible 27 and 39 goals scored. Betis has 19. The sources differ by a minute on several goals, and the official match report was not consulted.

What comes next for the Catalan club, according to Radio Marca Barcelona, is a trip to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and then El Clásico, the rivalry match, at Camp Nou. No source gave dates.