It proved to be a rather straightforward night for Barcelona, who cruised to a 4-0 victory against a ten-man Real Betis to heap more misery on Los Verdiblancos boss Manuel Pellegrini who has now lost 24 of his last 33 meetings with Barça.Benzema’s third hat-trick in April, Rodrygo as Redondo reincarnatedStriding clear at the La Liga summit and with the title edging ever nearer to being wrapped up, Barcelona took to the pitch at a rainy Camp Nou with confidence coursing through their veins. It didn’t take long for their dominance to bear fruit either when Betis could only half clear a corner, and as Raphinha returned the ball with interest, Andreas Christensen was on hand to power home his first goal in Barça colours. As if Betis’ task wasn’t difficult enough at a goal down, Edgar González left their chances of a comeback in tatters when he was handed a second yellow card.YOU CAN WATCH CHRISTENSEN’S GOAL HERE.In an interesting subplot, González was actually introduced as a 13th minute substitute for the injured Luiz Felipe and Betis’ misery wasn’t to stop there as just moments later Robert Lewandowski doubled Barça’s advantage to realistically end the game as a contest. If there were any lingering Betis hopes of pulling off perhaps La Liga’s greatest-ever comeback, they were quickly diffused before the break when Raphinha struck a third for Xavi’s side to rub salt into the wounds of Pellegrini’s men. Managing to stem the tide in the opening stages of the second half was a small win in itself for Betis, though there still remained a sense of inevitably that Barça would add to their tally.YOU CAN WATCH LEWANDOWSKI’S GOAL HERE.YOU CAN WATCH RAPHINHA’S GOAL HERE.Team spirit undoubtedly held the key to Betis avoiding being on the receiving end of a whitewash, but some Barça wastefulness also helped, with Raphinha squandering a glorious opportunity to add a fourth for the hosts. With Guido Rodríguez’ own goal came yet more humiliation for Betis, but for Barça it allowed them to introduce 15-year-old Lamine Yamal to become the club’s youngest ever player to feature in La Liga. Victory moved Barça a step closer to regaining the domestic title, while Betis continue to cling onto sixth spot.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 32Friday Osasuna – Sociedad 0-2 (0-1)/Herrera 6 og, Kubo 90/Saturday Elche – Rayo Vallecano 4-0 (1-0)/Morente 45+1, Boye 52, Fidel 53, Gumbau 72/Real Madrid – Almeria 4-2 (3-1)/Benzema 5, 18, 42 pen, Rodrygo 47 – Lazaro 45+1, Robertone 61/Barcelona – Betis 4-0 (3-0)/Christensen 14, Lewandowski 36, Raphinha 40, Guido 83 og/Sunday 15.00: (3.00) Cadiz (3.25) Valencia (2.65)17.15: (1.89) Villareal (3.70) Celta (4.70)19.30: (2.60) Espanyol (3.15) Getafe (3.20)22.00: (5.60) Valladolid (3.80) Atl.Madrid (1.73)Monday 20.00: (3.50) Mallorca (3.20) Ath.Bilbao (2.40)22.00: (2.06) Sevilla (3.45) Girona (3.80)***odds are subject to change***
