Overview
- Barcelona won 5-3 at Real Betis, with Ferran Torres scoring a first-half treble at La Cartuja as the champions moved four points clear.
- A VAR-reviewed handball on Marc Bartra led to a penalty that Lamine Yamal converted, a decision Betis disputed.
- Flick started Torres ahead of Robert Lewandowski and used Yamal centrally; Lewandowski and Raphinha remained unused substitutes.
- Roony Bardghji scored and was involved in two other goals during a rare start, highlighting Barcelona’s productive rotation.
- Athletic Bilbao beat Atlético Madrid 1-0 on Álex Berenguer’s 85th-minute strike, leaving Atlético nine points off the leaders and reinforcing Barcelona’s cushion.