Barcelona strengthened the top position by defeating Betis

Barcelona retained the top spot in La Liga after beating Real Betis 2-1 in their 19th match on Wednesday. Their points are now 50. Barca's arch-rivals Real Madrid are at number two in the table. Real has collected 42 points after playing one less match.

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• Barcelona won the La Liga match 2-1 at home on Wednesday night. Robert Lewandowski extended the gap after Rafinia took the lead in the second half. Later Jul Kunde scored a suicide goal.
  The Catalan team is 8 points ahead of Real Madrid. They have 50 points from 16 wins and 2 draws in 19 matches. Carlo Ancelotti's team is second with 42 points after playing one match less

Robert Levadovsky increased the gap in the 80th minute. The Polish star sent the ball into the net from Rafinia's corner.

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At the end of the match, Barca scored a suicide goal. The ball hits the stump and gets into the net. However, Javi Hernandez's team did not have to gain much momentum to get full points.

In this victory, the Catalan team moved ahead of Real Madrid by 8 points. They have 50 points from 16 wins and 2 draws in 19 matches. Carlo Ancelotti's team is second with 42 points after playing one match less.