Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 away in La Liga Matchweek 9 to make it nine wins from their opening nine league games of the season. They have scored a remarkable 39 goals, the second-highest total at this stage of a season in La Liga history.
With a 5-2 away win over Real Betis, Barcelona made it nine wins in a row to equal Real Madrid’s record for the best start to a La Liga season.
Barcelona have scored 39 goals in the first nine rounds of La Liga this season, the second-highest total in league history for a team at this stage of a season, behind only Sevilla’s 42 goals in the same period of the 1940–41 campaign.