Ferran Torres scores hat-trick as Barcelona maintain lead atop: Stats
What's the story
Ferran Torres's first-half hat-trick helped FC Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-3 in a thrilling La Liga encounter. The win at Estadio La Cartuja gave Barcelona a four-point lead at the top of the table, extending their advantage over rivals Real Madrid. Despite falling behind early in the match, Barcelona quickly rallied to secure their victory with an impressive display from Torres and his teammates.
Match dynamics
Early setback and quick recovery
Barcelona faced an early setback when former Manchester United winger Antony scored his fifth goal of the season in the sixth minute. However, the Catalan giants equalized just five minutes later through Torres, who finished off a well-crafted team move with a close-range tap-in. The forward then gave Barcelona the lead two minutes later with a stunning volleyed finish inside the box.
Rising star
Young talent shines for Barcelona
In the 30th minute, 20-year-old Swedish winger Roony Bardghji scored his first La Liga goal. He latched onto a pass from Pedri and finished at the near post, giving Hansi Flick's side a more commanding lead. Torres completed his hat-trick five minutes before half-time with an expertly placed effort from outside the box to make it 4-1.
VAR intervention
Barcelona awarded controversial penalty
In the second half, Barcelona were controversially awarded a penalty after VAR ruled Marc Bartra's block had touched his hand. Lamine Yamal coolly converted the spot-kick for his sixth goal of the season. Diego Llorente added another goal in the 85th minute to make it 5-2. Real Betis managed to reduce the deficit in stoppage time when Cucho Hernandez scored from a penalty after Jules Kounde fouled Abde Ezzalzouli inside the box.
Torres
Torres races to 57 La Liga goals
Torres scored his 2nd La Liga hat-trick for Barcelona and both of them have come against Real Betis. As per Squawka, Torres had 5 touches in the opposition box. The Spaniard clocked 5 shots and all 5 were on target. He scored 3 goals. In 15 La Liga games this season, Torres has scored 11 goals. In 19 matches across all competitions this season, he has 13 goals. Torres has 36 La Liga goals from 122 matches. Overall, he has 57 goals in 177 games.
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Torres becomes 2nd player with 10-plus goals this season
Torres is now the 2nd player in La Liga this season to score 10-plus goals (11). He is only behind Kylian Mbappe, who has scored 16 goals. Before this game, Torres was tied with teammate Robert Lewandowski (8 goals each).
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Unique record for Barca
As per Opta, Barcelona have gained 18 points from losing positions in La Liga 2025-26, as many as in the entire previous league season.
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Yamal races to 20 career La Liga goals
Yamal has amassed 20 La Liga goals for Barcelona in what was his 86th appearance. This season, he has six goals in 12 La Liga matches. In 122 matches across all competitions, Yamal has 33 goals. This season, he owns 8 goals from 16 matches.
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A look at the points table
With this win, Barca have raced to 40 points from 16 matches (W13 D1 L2). They have scored a staggering 47 goals and conceded 20. On the other hand, Betis are 5th with 25 points. This was their third defeat of the season.