Barcelona Completes Perfect Home Season in La Liga

The reigning champions, Barcelona, concluded their perfect home season in La Liga with a 3-1 victory over Betis in a crucial match from the penultimate, 37th round. This win gave the team a flawless record at Camp Nou.

Raphinha scored two goals in the 28th and 62nd minutes, inspiring the Catalan giants to success in what was a farewell match for Robert Lewandowski at the stadium. This achievement marks the first team under head coach Hansi Flick to secure a perfect 19 home victories in a season with 20 participants in the league. Raphinha opened the scoring with a free kick and then capitalized on a defensive mistake by Hector Bellerin in the second half.

Ismaila Sarr created some suspense by converting a penalty in the 69th minute, cutting the lead to 1-2, but a brilliant execution by Joao Cancelo in the 74th minute restored the two-goal advantage for the home team.

Lewandowski, who had scored 119 goals since joining Barcelona from Bayern Munich in 2022, served as captain and played his final match in front of the Catalan fans. He was substituted at the end of the match and emotionally bid farewell to the home supporters.

After the match, Lewandowski was hoisted into the air by his teammates, who also lined up to applaud the attacker as he left for the locker room.