April 30, (THEWILL) – On Saturday night, Barcelona restored their 11-point lead at the La Liga summit after a comfortable 4-0 victory over 10-man Real Betis.
The Blaugrana started the scoring after just 14 minutes when Raphinha delivered a pinpoint right-wing cross for Andreas Christensen to head down past the helpless Rui Silva from close range. Robert Lewandowski then doubled the lead before half-time after a mindless first-half dismissal for Betis substitute Edgar Gonzalez.
Raphinha added a third goal soon after, before a Guido Rodriguez own goal sealed a dominant victory for Barca. It was an important three points as Real Madrid had cut the gap at the top to eight points with a 4-2 victory over Almeria before Saturday’s kick-off at Camp Nou.
However, Barca reclaimed their significant advantage in style while Xavi handed teenager Lamine Yamal his debut as Barca eased to victory. The Blaugrana host Osasuna on Tuesday, while Betis visit Athletic Bilbao two days later.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
