Barcelona won the first place again with a great victory.
Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-0 in the fifth round of the Spanish La Liga in the 2023-24 season at the Estadi Olympic Luis Companis in Barcelona, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 17th (Korea Standard Time). As a result, Barcelona ranked first in the league with four wins and one draw (13 points) and Betis ranked ninth in the league with two wins, one draw and two losses (7 points).
Barcelona played a 4-3-3 formation. Felix, Lewandowski, Torres, The Dragon, Romeu, Gabi, Valde, Christensen, Kunde, Kanselu and Stegen started.
Betis faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Jose, Perez, Isco, Enrique, Rocca, Altimira, Miranda, Riadh, Bartra, Beyerin and Silva stepped up.
At the beginning of the game, the away team Betis went on the offensive. In the 15th minute of the first half, Isco took ownership because Kunde failed to properly handle the ball from the back. Enrique even made a shot in the ensuing attack situation, but it slightly missed the goal.
Betis swallowed his regret. In the 17th minute of the first half, the ball was connected to Perez in a free-kick attack. I shot right away, but I hit the side net. Barcelona laughed first. In the 25th minute of the first half, Felix rushed to catch Romaeu's cross. After that, he shot after beating the goalkeeper and scored the first goal.
Barcelona added one more goal. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Felix passed a killer pass that Christensen stabbed at once from the back, and Lewandowski caught it and finished it neatly to shake the net. Barcelona hit the ground. Lewandowski received and shot the ball given by Felix in the 42nd minute of the first half, but was blocked by a defensive tackle.
Betis struggled. In the 45th minute of the first half, Isco put pressure on him and Romaeu made a pass miss. Perez caught it and sent the ball forward. Jose finished but missed the goal significantly. Jose's shot in the extra time of the first half was blocked by Stegen with an animal sense. In the end, Barcelona finished with a 2-0 lead in the first half.
Barcelona missed the chance to score an extra goal. In the 6th minute of the second half, Lewandowski caught it at the gate and sent a pass back. Torres finished it but slightly missed the goal. Barcelona unfortunately lost an opportunity to score an additional goal. Felix finished the ball given by Valde in the 13th minute of the second half, but an offside was declared in the previous process.
Barcelona also scored in the second half. Torres scored with a fantastic trajectory in the 17th minute of the second half in a free-kick attack. Barcelona had a goal celebration. In the 21st minute of the second half, Hafinha shot a left-footed mid-range shot from the front of the arc and crossed the goal line.
Barcelona sealed the game. In the 36th minute of the second half, Cancello, who came up with overlapping during the counterattack, overpowered a defender from the right side and hit a right-footed shot into the corner of the goal. In the end, the game ended with Barcelona winning 5-0.