Barcelona is a leveler by the hand of Lamine Yamal: they scored against Betis, which had a great goal from Lo Celso drowned by the VAR

FC Barcelona continues with a staggering start to the season. They won 5-2 against Real Betis, which included a goal from former Vélez Valentín Gómez and a rather fantastic play from Giovani Lo Celso that was disallowed via VAR, and they lead the Spanish league with a perfect record and an impressive +30 goal difference (39 for and 9 against). Lamine Yamal scored a great goal and the remaining goals were by Rodri, Gabriel Jesús, Eric García, and Dani Olmo. Over a total of 11 matches played in the current season between the domestic competition and the Champions League, Barça scored three or more goals in 10 of them, with the sole exception being the 2-0 against Athletic Club. They won them all and are setting a historic start in the domestic tournament. The aforementioned goal difference after the first nine dates is a record, matching Real Madrid's mark from the 1987-88 season, while those 39 goals at this point in the championship are only surpassed by the 42 scored by Sevilla in the 1940-41 season, more than 80 years ago. AH NO, BUT WHAT A GOAL BY LAMINE! — DSPORTS (@DSports) October 17, 2026 Spectacular right-footed shot from Barcelona's 10 to put them 1-0 against Betis at La Cartuja.#LaLigaEnDSPORTS | #BetisBarça pic.twitter.com/uubnwqjz86 The Catalan side is a football machine with Lamine Yamal as its main differentiator. And this Saturday, at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, the 19-year-old star showed off a goal that vindicates those who nominate him for the Ballon d'Or: he received the pass from Jules Kounde in three-quarters of the opponent's field, dribbled to the edge of the box on the right and showed a remarkable feint in front of Marc Bernal, who was subsequently sent off, before finishing with power into the opposite angle. That was the 1-0, early in the game, within the first 10 minutes, and the start of another rout for the Catalan team. In any case, in this case they had to work under Hansi Flick to finish with the clarity that marks the final result. Valentín Gómez equalized with a header, Rodri scored via the same route his first goal with the Barcelona jersey, and at the end of the first half, Lo Celso's disallowed goal arrived. The midfielder from the Argentine National Team, from outside the box, surrounded by opponents and with a full-circle turn that surprised both himself and others, shouted a goal that could easily compete with Lamine Yamal's as one of the best of the match and the championship. However, the referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea disallowed it after reviewing on the monitor a handball by the Colombian Cucho Hernández at the start of the action. NO WORTH THE GOAL BY LO CELSO! — DSPORTS (@DSports) October 17, 2026 Due to this prior handball by Cucho Hernández, Burgos Bengoetxea disallowed the 2-2 for Betis against Barcelona.#LaLigaEnDSPORTS | #BetisBarça pic.twitter.com/nAqHa5wqSV In a burst of two minutes at the start of the second half, Barcelona displayed two sides of itself: their offensive voracity contrasting with some defensive instability that they will have to work on for the knockout stages of the Champions League, the season's great objective. Gabriel Jesús increased the score after the pass from Lamine Yamal, the figure of the field, and immediately discounted the Moroccan Abde Ezzalzouli after Lo Celso's opportunity. And the uncertainty remained until Eric García, when Betis was already playing with ten men, took advantage of a poor exit by goalkeeper Álvaro Vallés after a free kick from Dani Olmo and put it in without opposition from inside the narrow area. Match over. Now, Barça will have two good tests for their unbeaten streak: they will visit the Palace of the Princes in Paris on Tuesday, where they will face the reigning double champions PSG for the Champions League, and the following Sunday they will play the classic at home against Real Madrid for the Spanish league. The summary of the Barcelona rout See also Clarín Newsletter Receive all the news, stories, and analyses from Clarín journalists in your email I WANT TO RECEIVE IT