Four goals and two players sent-off was the outcome of a game that saw Barça move to second in the table, just two points behind Real Madrid who they face in a fortnight.

The game at the Camp Nou left us with a slightly bland result: a 2-1 win for the home side, and the kind of outcome that would be disregarded if it didn’t leave certain open-ended issues.

A Barcelona supporting friend of mine claimed on Saturday: "These performances from Ansu Fati won't be long in curing Messi's injury"...

Barcelona’s victory over Betis was an outpouring of joy

The weekend in LaLiga was all looking rather boring, until the final game, which was a fantastic exhibition of football.