flag
back Back
European wrap: Barcelona prove too good for Real Betis

Getty

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring for Barcelona

In LaLiga, Barcelona stretched their perfect record to nine wins from nine as they swept aside hosts Real Betis 5-2, for whom Troy Parrott was introduced as a second-half substitute.

Lamine Yamal got the ball rolling in the 10th minute with his eighth of the season and the goals kept flowing. Diego Gomez equalised, Rodri and Gabriel Jesus rebuilt the lead and Abde Ezzalzouli hit back.

Facundo Bernal's 54th minute red card stacked the deck against Betis at 3-2 down, with Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo adding the gloss.

Second-placed Atletico Madrid followed their midweek Champions League win over Manchester United with a 1-0 win at Espanyol. They left it late to bank the points, Alex Baena grabbing an 89th-minute winner.

Inter Milan's strong start in Serie A continued as they came from behind to beat Bologna 3-1. Tomasso Pobega put the pacesetters on the back foot before a towering header from Marcus Thuram equalised before the break.

Substitutes Carlos Augusto and Ange Bonny came off the bench to complete the turnaround in the second half, leaving the Nerazzurri three clear on 19 points after seven matches.

Harry Kane marked his 100th Bundesliga appearance for Bayern Munich by scoring his 102nd goal, joining in a 6-1 rout of RB Leipzig that also saw Luis Diaz net a hat-trick.

After a mixed start to the season, Bayern moved to their familiar position at the top of the table as they outclassed their opponents at Allianz Arena.

It was already 4-0 by the time England captain Kane marked his century of outings in the league with a customary goal, a simple finish from Nathaniel Brown's pass. Diaz scored in the 12th, 47th and 69th minutes, with Aleksandar Pavlovic and Michael Olise also on target in a statement performance that ended with an added-time consolation from Andrija Maksimovic.

Three points saw them overtake rivals Borussia Dortmund on goal difference, with Niko Kovac's side giving up ground with a goalless draw at strugglers Union Berlin.

Paris St Germain made it six consecutive wins across all competitions with a 3-1 win at Strasbourg.

A PSG side showing eight changes from the midweek win over Manchester City slipped behind to Giovanni Reyna and missed a penalty though Ousmane Dembele but safely negotiated the comeback. Illia Zabarnyi levelled, Dembele made amends and Desire Doue added the gloss in added time.

You may like

UK media agree on Florian Wirtz and Liverpool turning point against Brentford

liverpool.com 1 hour ago

Unai Emery Will Be Furious With What 8/10 Star Did in 94th Minute vs Newcastle

givemesport.com 3 hours ago

Iheanacho Targets More Goals After Setting Turkish League Record

zalebs.com 46 minutes ago

Chelsea goalie Martinez says he 'will be back in few weeks' after successful surgery for broken jaw

lokmattimes.com 1 hour ago

Arrows strike Chiefs

diggers.news 1 hour ago

Andoni Iraola is using his own weapons to win games and Liverpool's £400m attack is finally headi...

dailymail.com 5 hours ago

World Cup-Winning Goalkeeper Undergoes Surgery for Fractured Jaw

essentiallysports.com 5 hours ago

Lamine Yamal and Rodri score as Barca thump Real Betis

primenewsghana.com 6 hours ago

Sebastian Fundora Stops Ermal Hadribeaj With One Second Left

boxingnews24.com 8 hours ago