"While the final scoreline may depict a relatively close game between Barcelona and Real Betis last night, the reality could not be further off. Up until the 84th minute, the Catalans led over the hosts by a 5-1 margin, and it was only a late goal and a penalty in the 89th minute that brought the scoreline to a competitive 5-3. For Barcelona, the night at Estadi de La Cartuja was terrific as Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick, Roony Bardghji scored his first goal for the team in La Liga, and Lamine Yamal converted an ice-cool penalty to secure all three points."
"Hansi Flick's starting lineup against Real Betis caught several eyes across the globe as an unconventional one, for the manager handed both Yamal and Bardghji a start together on the night. While it was always clear that Marcus Rashford would play as a left winger and Ferran Torres as the striker, the two left-wingers starting together meant that one of them was set to feature as a 10, and it soon became clear that it was Yamal in that role."
Barcelona led Real Betis 5-1 until the 84th minute before conceding a late goal and an 89th-minute penalty to finish 5-3. Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick, Roony Bardghji recorded his first La Liga goal for Barcelona, and Lamine Yamal converted a late penalty. The victory moved Barcelona to 40 points after 16 games, four points ahead of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand. Hansi Flick started Yamal and Bardghji together as an experimental pairing, with Yamal adapting to a central number 10 role and creating multiple chances. Bardghji provided an assist and scored as well.
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