La Liga 2023-24, five-star Barcelona blank Real Betis: Key stats
La Liga champions Barcelona humbled Real Betis 5-0 on matchday five of the 2023-24 season. Barcelona's new loan arrivals Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo scored the first and fifth goals respectively. In between, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, and Raphinha scored for Xavi's side. Barca maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign and have gone above Real Madrid for now. Here are the stats.
Match stats and points tally
Barca clocked 17 attempts out of which nine were on target. They clocked 66% ball possession and had a 90% pass accuracy. Barca have a league-high 13 goals this season. They have conceded four. Barca have 13 points. Real Betis are placed ninth (L2).
Unique records for Barcelona
As per Opta, for the first time in the 21st century, Barcelona have scored two goals in the same La Liga game from two different Portuguese players (Felix and Cancelo). Ferran is the first Barcelona player to score from a direct free-kick in La Liga since legend Lionel Messi against Valencia in May 2021. Notably, there were 41 free-kick attempts between both goals.
Key numbers for Lewy, Ferran, and Raphinha
In 51 matches for Barcelona in all competitions, Lewandowski has netted 36 goals. He scored his third La Liga goal this season and has 26 in the competition. Lewandowski made two assists tonight. He now has 10 La Liga assists. Ferran scored his 16th goal for the Catalans, including 10 in La Liga. Meanwhile, Raphinha scored his 11th goal for Barcelona in all competitions.
Felix opens his account for Barcelona
Felix, who is on loan at Barca from Atletico Madrid, scored his 26th La Liga goal. Before this, he managed 25 league goals for Atletico in 96 matches.
