Barcelona is a step closer to Lega on the ruins of Betis
Barcelona punched home Real Betis with four goals in the match that brought together the teams at Camp Nou, in the 32nd round of La Liga.
The match's goals were scored by Andrés Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Rafinha and Guido Rodriguez in the 14th, 36th and 39th minutes. i and 82.
Barca regained their balance after last round's loss to Rayo Valicano, taking their tally to 79 points, boosting their lead for the Liga summit by 11 points from Real Madrid.
Real Betis froze their balance at 49 points in sixth place, after receiving their 11th league loss of the season.
Barsa began the meeting with offensive pressure and rush, as Rafinha was his most active player, but his shots and cross-balls lacked precision.
The 12th minute was a major turning point in the course of the meeting, with Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini having to replace defender Louise Felipe to share his place Edgar González.
Barcelonafc broke their guest's steadfastness with a cross from Rafinha, which Christensen met heading home for the first goal, after which Rafinha struck a free-kick, grabbed by the Betis keeper.
The visitors tried to realize the tie, but his players fell too far into the offside trap, other than two attempts from Willian José and Louise Henrique.
However, substitute Edgar Gonzalez turned the tables on his team, receiving two alarms in less than 10 minutes after two offences against Rafinha and Pedri, to complete Real Betis' meeting with 10 players from the 33 minute.
Barcelona took advantage of the numerical shortage with distinction, scoring two goals within three minutes, the first with Lewandowski's foot after a cross from Jules Condé.
Video technology also acknowledged another goal, scored by Rafinha after an elaborate pass from Sergio Busquets, the Catalan team's captain.
Barca tried to double the yield in the second half, but their Polish star Robert Lewandowski missed more than a chance, with his anchor in one attempt.
In contrast, Marc-Andre ter Stegen tackled a dangerous attempt from Miranda, after which Marcos Alonso and Ansu Fati shared the place of Christensen and Frenkie de Jong.
Barcelona is a step closer to Lega on the ruins of Betis
Barcelona continued to threaten their guest with further attempts through Rafinha, Araujo and Baldi, before Xavi Hernandez decided to revitalize the ranks by involving Frank Casey, Osman Dembley and Pedri and Rafinha.
Betis collapsed under Catalan pressure and numerical shortage, conceding a fourth goal by Guido Rodriguez with an own error after a shot by Anso Fati.