Barcelona Make It Nine Straight With 5-2 Real Betis Win

Barcelona extended their La Liga winning run to nine matches with a 5-2 victory over Real Betis at Estadio La Cartuja, a result that kept Hansi Flick’s side firmly in control at the top of the table ahead of a demanding week in Europe and Spain.

Key takeaways

• Five different Barcelona players scored in the win over Real Betis.
• Dani Olmo returned to the scoresheet after a recent spell without a goal.
• The midfielder stressed that Barcelona’s three points mattered more than his own numbers.
• Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning Champions League winners, are Barcelona’s next opponents on Tuesday.
• Barcelona then host Real Madrid in the season’s first La Liga Clásico next Sunday.

Olmo puts the team result first

Olmo’s goal was a welcome moment for the midfielder, who has remained an important part of Flick’s side even while his scoring return had slowed in recent weeks. His finish against Betis came during an emphatic collective display, with Barcelona spreading the goals around rather than relying on one attacker.

The former RB Leipzig player said he was pleased to resume scoring and creating chances, but made clear that his focus had stayed on the team’s results.

“I’m very happy to keep scoring goals and providing assists,” Olmo said. “I hadn’t scored for a while, but it did not concern me. I wanted the team to win, which is what we were doing. I’m happy because the team won and we took the three points.”

The result reinforced Barcelona’s position at the league summit and offered another indication of the attacking options available to Flick. The 5-2 scoreline, achieved with five separate scorers, underlined both the side’s depth and its ability to find goals from different areas of the pitch.

PSG and Real Madrid await

Barcelona now move immediately into one of the most significant stretches of their campaign. PSG visit Catalonia on Tuesday in the Champions League, with the French club arriving as holders of the competition.

There will be little time to recover after that European meeting. Real Madrid travel to Barcelona next Sunday for the first Clásico of the domestic season, a fixture that could carry major early implications in the La Liga title race.

Olmo said the squad are ready for the scale of the tests ahead. “I try to do what is best for the team,” he said. “We are all happy and prepared for the week to come. We will face the Champions League holders and our biggest rivals, so we are motivated.”

With nine successive league wins behind them, Barcelona head into the PSG match and the visit of Madrid with momentum, confidence and an increasingly productive attacking group.