Ferrán Torres hat-trick as Barcelona beat Betis, stay top of La Liga | OneFootball

This Saturday, at the Estadio de la Cartuja, Barcelona visited Real Betis for the 15th round of the Spanish Championship and, in a comeback, won 5-3. The hosts scored with Antony, Diego Llorente, and Cucho Hernández, but saw the Catalan team turn the game around with goals from Ferrán Torres (three times), Roony Bardghji, and Lamine Yamal (penalty).

Competition Status

With the away victory, the leader Barcelona reached 40 points and secured the top of the table for at least another round. This is because Real Madrid, the runner-up, has not yet played this round, but has 36 points and is unable to catch up with the team led by Hansi Flick.

Defeated, Real Betis, with Antony and company, remained in fifth place with 24 points and, depending on the results of the round, could be overtaken by Espanyol and drop to sixth place.

📋 Match Details

⚪🟢 REAL BETIS 3 x 5 BARCELONA 🟠⚪

🏆 Competition: Spanish Championship (15th round) 🏟️ Venue: Estadio de la Cartuja 📅 Date: December 6, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 2:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals:

⚽ Antony, 6 minutes into the 1st half (Betis) ⚽ Ferran Torres, 11 minutes into the 1st half (Barcelona) ⚽ Ferran Torres, 13 minutes into the 1st half (Barcelona) ⚽ Roony Bardghji, 30 minutes into the 1st half (Barcelona) ⚽ Ferran Torres, 39 minutes into the 1st half (Barcelona) ⚽ Lamine Yamal, 13 minutes into the 2nd half, penalty (Barcelona) ⚽ Diego Llorente, 39 minutes into the 2nd half (Betis) ⚽ Cucho Hernández, 45 minutes into the 2nd half, penalty (Betis)

How was the game?

Betis started better and opened the scoring just six minutes in, with Antony taking advantage of a play on the left after a pass from Pablo Fornals. Barcelona's response was at a high level: Ferran Torres scored twice, first completing a cross from Koundé and then hitting a beautiful volley after a pass from Bardghji. The Catalan team completely took control of the game, extended the lead with a beautiful shot from Roony Bardghji, and reached the fourth goal when Ferran, in a good exchange with Pedri and Yamal, benefited from a deflection to complete his hat-trick. Betis tried to react but stumbled against the defensive organization of the La Liga leader. Barça went into halftime with a comfortable lead, controlling possession and creating the best chances.

Barcelona returned with changes but maintained the dominant pace. Yamal almost scored twice early on, forcing Valles into a great save, and Rashford also missed a good chance. The game became even more favorable to the visitors when VAR identified a handball by Bartra and awarded a penalty, which Lamine Yamal converted with style. With five goals on the scoreboard, Barça started to circulate the ball and manage the result, still creating clear chances with Ferran, Fermín, and Yamal.

Betis even found the net, but the play was ruled out for offside. However, the excitement didn't end there: at 39 minutes, after a corner taken by Cucho Hernández, the ball deflected off Abde Ezzalzouli and landed for Diego Llorente, who finished to score Betis' first goal. At 45 minutes, Abde was brought down by Koundé inside the area, and Cucho Hernández converted the penalty to score the team's second goal.

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