Dani Olmo puts Barcelona first after ending his scoring drought

"I just wanted the team to win, and that’s what we were doing," Dani Olmo said after Barcelona's 5-2 win over Real Betis. He had just scored Barcelona’s fifth goal at La Cartuja after coming on in the 62nd minute and spending around 20 minutes on the pitch. The result sent Barcelona into a huge week with Paris Saint Germain away on Tuesday and Real Madrid at home next Sunday.

Olmo's message after the win

Olmo kept the emphasis on the result rather than the drought he ended. "I’m very happy to keep scoring goals and providing assists. I’m happy to keep contributing to the team. I hadn’t scored for a while, but that didn’t matter to me," he said to goal.com.

His point fits Barcelona's mood right now. They have started the La Liga season with nine successive wins, scored 39 goals in nine league games and won all 11 matches in all competitions. The attack has also been spread around, with 13 different scorers in those nine league games.

Barcelona's week ahead

Olmo also pointed straight at the fixtures coming next. "I’m trying to do what’s best for the team. We’re all happy and ready for the week ahead. We’re going to play against the Champions League holders and our biggest rivals. We’re motivated," he said.

That is the part Barcelona will like most. Olmo's goal mattered, but the bigger point is that the goals are not being pinned to one player, and the form has held up across league and Europe. The Betis win was built on that same spread, with five different players finding the net.

Betis had their own complaint after the match. Manuel Pellegrini called the defeat a case of "incomprehensible and inexplicable decisions," while Héctor Bellerín said there were "a few unfair decisions". The flashpoint came when Facundo Bernal was sent off in the 54th minute with the score at 2-3. Pellegrini also said the sending-off was a provocation by Lamine Yamal, a claim that remains only his version of events.

Barcelona do not need to enter that argument to understand what comes next. PSG arrive on Tuesday, Real Madrid follow next Sunday, and Olmo has already shown he can score off the bench when the team needs a lift.