"Barcelona have made history as the first side to win all 19 home games in a 20-team La Liga season thanks to a 3-1 victory against Real Betis in their final match at Camp Nou on Sunday night. The Blaugrana once again played a fun, entertaining game against Betis and Raphinha scored twice to lead them to the win, but the story of the night was Robert Lewandowski's farewell as the Pole captained the side and was given a beautiful and emotional send-off by the home crowd."
"The talk before the game was all about Robert Lewandowski's farewell, but the story of the first half was Raphinha: the Brazilian return to the lineup as a starter on the right wing and put on a show, moving everywhere in the final third and creating chance after chance for himself and his teammates. He also scored a sensational free-kick, wrong-footing the goalkeeper with a perfect strike to put Barča ahead."
"The start of the second half did not have a lot of quality as both sides mostly negated each other and couldn't create meaningful offense, but Barča were gifted a second goal at the hour mark as Héctor Bellerín forgot he no longer played for the home team and passed the ball straight to Raphinha at the edge of the box. The Brazilian couldn't miss, and he scored with his last touch before being substituted at the end of a fantastic individual performance."
"Betis received a gift of their own shortly after, but this time it was from the referee as he was called to the VAR screen and gave a penalty when Isco kicked the floor inside the"
Barcelona completed a perfect home record by winning all 19 home matches in a 20-team La Liga season, beating Real Betis 3-1 at Camp Nou. Raphinha returned to the starting lineup on the right wing and produced a standout first half, creating chances and scoring a sensational free-kick to give Barcelona the lead. Betis offered limited moments, with Ez Abde causing problems through pace and forcing a save from Joan Garcia. Barcelona led 1-0 at halftime. After a quieter start to the second half, Barcelona scored a second goal when Hector Bellerin’s mistake allowed Raphinha to finish. Betis were awarded a penalty after a VAR decision involving Isco, and the match ended 3-1.
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