Barcelona ended their final home game of the season with a 3-1 win over Real Betis at Camp Nou. The result capped a night billed as a chance for Barcelona to protect a perfect home league record, while Betis arrived having already secured Champions League qualification.
Barcelona finish at home with a win
The match was played on Sunday night in La Liga’s Matchday 37. Barcelona entered the game as league champions, and the fixture carried extra significance because it was their last home outing of the campaign. Reports ahead of kick-off highlighted the club’s 18 home league wins from 18 and the possibility of becoming the first side in the modern 20-team La Liga format to complete a perfect home season.
Betis also came into the game in good form, unbeaten in five league matches and buoyed by their own European target. They had secured their place in next season’s Champions League during the week, which meant both sides arrived with major objectives already achieved.
Team news and line-ups
Barcelona were without Frenkie de Jong and Lamine Yamal, while Real Betis were missing Diego Llorente and Cucho Hernández through suspension, with Marc Bartra also unavailable because of injury. Barcelona’s line-up included Joan, Kounde, Eric, Martín, Cancelo, Bernal, Pedri, Raphinha, Gavi, Fermín and Lewandowski.
Real Betis started with Valles, Bellerín, Natan, Gómez, Firpo, Fidalgo, Amrabat, Deossa, Antony, Lo Celso and Ez Abde. The match thread from Camp Nou described the occasion as Barcelona’s final home game of 2025/26 and set the scene for a contest between two sides who had already achieved their main league goals.
Players who stood out
Post-match ratings published after the game highlighted Raphinha and João Cancelo, with both given 9/10. That reflected a strong Barcelona display on a night when the team was expected to go after history at home. Barcelona’s attack also had the benefit of a settled-looking front line despite the absences mentioned before kick-off.
The game added another chapter to a fixture that has often produced goals. One preview noted that Barcelona had won 86 of the 143 official meetings between the sides, while 14 of the previous 16 encounters had seen more than 2.5 goals. Their last meeting before this one had finished 5-3 to Barcelona at Real Betis in December 2025.
A familiar high-scoring fixture
Barcelona’s win underlined their strength at home against Betis and brought a fitting close to their league campaign in front of their own supporters. The evening was framed around history, milestones and farewell moments, but it ended with the hosts collecting three more points and maintaining their strong record against an opponent who had also enjoyed a successful week.
For Barcelona, the 3-1 result rounded off a season in which the title was already secured. For Betis, the match followed confirmation of Champions League football and brought their league run to a close against the newly crowned champions.
