Barcelona loses the top spot in the Spanish league with a surprising draw against Real Betis.

Barcelona missed a valuable opportunity to widen the gap at the top of the Spanish league after their thrilling 1-1 draw with visitors Real Betis in a highly exciting match in round 30 of the competition. Barcelona opened the scoring early in the 7th minute through young star Gavi, but the guests quickly responded just ten minutes later, as Nabil Fekir scored the equalizer for Real Betis in the 17th minute. Despite Barcelona's continuous attempts to take the lead again, Real Betis' defense showed great resilience throughout the match, denying them from extending their lead at the top of the league. Following this draw, Barcelona raised their tally to 67 points at the summit of the table, widening the gap to four points over Real Madrid, who suffered a surprising 2-1 defeat against Valencia in the same round. As for Real Betis, they increased their points to 48 in fifth place, remaining distant from the top teams by five points behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao and nine points behind third-placed Atletico Madrid.