Barcelona started their title defense with a bang, dominating Real Betis at Camp Nou en route to an easy 6-2 victory, thanks to goals from Arda Turan, Lionel Messi (2) and Luis Suárez (3), with Rubén Castro (2) scoring for Betis. The Blaugrana played great football throughout the match, and had zero trouble picking up three points in exciting fashion.
FIRST HALF
The champions were dominating from the start, having possession and moving well to find spaces and create chances. Jordi Alba started for the first time this season and was fantastic, always providing width and making great overlapping runs on the left side.