
Barcelona defeats Real Betis 5-2 to match Real Madrid's 1968-69 record of nine straight wins to start a season.
Barcelona extended its perfect La Liga start to 9-0-0 with a 5-2 away victory over Real Betis at La Cartuja Stadium, tying Real Madrid's record of nine consecutive wins from the 1968-69 season.
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Real Madrid set the record of nine straight wins to open a La Liga season in 1968-69.
Barcelona tied the La Liga record for the most consecutive wins to start a season, extending its perfect run to nine matches with a 5-2 victory over Real Betis.
Barcelona won Saturday's away match at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville to improve to 9-0-0 for 27 points.
The club matched Real Madrid’s record of nine straight wins to open a La Liga season, set in 1968-69.
Barcelona has scored 39 goals while conceding nine during its winning streak, 20 more goals than second-place Atletico Madrid, which has 22 points and 19 goals.
Lamine Yamal led the rout with a goal and an assist.
Yamal opened the scoring before setting up Gabriel Jesus for Barcelona's third goal. Rodri also scored his first goal for the club in his eighth appearance since joining Barcelona, while Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo also found the net.
Yamal gave Barcelona the lead in the 10th minute, curling a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area into the upper-left corner.
Betis equalized in the 27th when Valentin Gomez headed home.
Barcelona restored its lead in the 41st minute when Rodri scored with a header from a left-side corner.
Six minutes into the second half, Yamal delivered a cross from the right that Jesus converted from close range to make it 3-1.
Betis pulled one back two minutes later but was reduced to 10 men shortly afterward when Facundo Bernal was sent off for head-butting Yamal during an altercation.
Garcia added another goal for Barcelona before Olmo completed the scoring in the 81st minute.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Barcelona attempts to set a new outright La Liga consecutive opening wins record in their next fixture.
Very likely · Within weeks

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