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Barcelona are only the second team in La Liga history to win each of their first nine matches of a season.
Barcelona equal Real Madrid’s 58-year-old La Liga record. (Picture Credit: AP)
FC Barcelona faced Real Betis in their ninth match of the 2026-27 La Liga season on Saturday (October 17) and secured a 5-2 win in front of 66,924 fans at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla. Lamine Yamal scored the first goal of the match for the Catalan club in the 10th minute and also provided an assist for Gabriel Jesus’ goal in the 51st minute. In addition to them, Rodri, Eric Garcia and Dani Olmo scored one goal each for the defending champions, while defender Pau Cubarsi provided two assists.
The away win over Betis on Saturday in Sevilla was Barcelona’s ninth straight win of the ongoing season, and with a total of 27 points from nine matches played so far, they are at the top of the La Liga points table.
La Liga 2026-27 points table
| POSITION | TEAM | MATCHES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | GOALS (FOR) | GOALS (AGAINST) | GOAL DIFFERENCE | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 18 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 |
They are five points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid and eight points ahead of third-placed Real Betis.
Barcelona’s results in La Liga 2026-27
| AGAINST | RESULT | SCORELINE | VENUE | DATE |
| Elche | Win | 5-0 | Martínez Valero | August 23 |
| Athletic Bilbao | Win | 2-0 | Camp Nou | August 27 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Win | 5-2 | Camp Nou | August 31 |
| Valencia | Win | 5-0 | Mestalla | September 6 |
| Levante | Win | 4-2 | Ciutat de València | September 13 |
| Racing Santander | Win | 7-2 | Camp Nou | September 16 |
| Sevilla | Win | 3-1 | Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán | September 19 |
| Getafe | Win | 3-0 | Camp Nou | October 10 |
| Real Betis | Win | 5-2 | La Cartuja | October 17 |
By winning each of their nine La Liga matches played so far, Barcelona entered the history books on Saturday. They are only the second team in La Liga history to win each of their first nine matches of a season.
9 – El Barcelona se ha convertido en el segundo equipo que gana sus primeros nueve partidos de una temporada en toda la historia de LaLiga, tras el Real Madrid en la 1968/69.⚽ Además, el Barça ha marcado 39 goles, el segundo registro goleador más alto de un equipo tras sus primeros nueve partidos de un curso de la competición, tras el Sevilla en la 1940/41 (42).
🚀 Imparable.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 17, 2026
In the 1968-69 edition of La Liga, Real Madrid also won each of their first nine matches of the season.
In the nine matches of the 2026-27 La Liga season, Barcelona have scored 39 goals so far, which is the second-highest goal tally by a team after its first nine matches of a season. Only Sevilla have scored more goals than Barca in a La Liga season after the first nine matches. In the 1940-41 edition, Sevilla players had scored 42 goals in their first nine matches.
For Barcelona, their captain Raphinha is leading the goal-scoring chart. He has 12 goals to his name in eight La Liga matches. The Brazilian forward is followed by Lamine Yamal (8 goals), while Fermin Lopez has scored four goals so far.
Barca’s new signings Gabriel Jesus (on loan from Arsenal) and Karim Adeyemi have also scored three and two goals, respectively, in the 2026-27 edition of La Liga.
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Ask News18By securing a 5-2 win against Real Betis, Barcelona became only the second team in La Liga history to win each of their first nine matches of a season, equaling a record previously set by Real Madrid in the 1968-69 campaign.
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