(Video) Ferran Torres hat-trick stuns Real Betis as Barcelona storm into 4-1 halftime lead | OneFootball

The Catalans lead 4-1 at the break after brilliant attacking performance in La Liga matchday 15

(Video) Ferran Torres hat-trick stuns Real Betis as Barcelona storm into 4-1 halftime lead

Ferran Torres produced scintillating first half display to fire Barcelona into commanding 4-1 lead against Real Betis on Saturday at the Benito Villamarin in matchday 15 of La Liga.

The Spanish forward scored in the 11th, 13th and 40th minutes while young Swedish star Roony Bardghji struck his first Barca goal in the 31st minute.

First half scoring summary

Torres: Betis specialist

According to Opta, Torres has now scored 7 goal in 11 La Liga matches against Real Betis.. the most he has ever scored against single opponent in the league.

Across his last five La Liga meeting with Betis, Torres has contributed nine goal involvements (7 goal & 2 assist).

After five consecutive league win, Barca entered the weekend top of La Liga with 37 point, one ahead of Real Madrid. Their record across 15 fixtures:

Real Betis still in European contention

Betis began the match fifth with 24 point from 14 game (W6 - D6 - L2) having scored 22 goal and conceded 14.