Real Betis beat Osasuna 5-2 at La Cartuja on Sunday, and the win kept them third in La Liga on 19 points after eight matches. They have taken points in five straight league games, a run that now looks like a proper start rather than a one-off burst. Isco was central again, scoring twice and finishing with an 8.2 rating.
Betis's league numbers
The record reads 6-1-1, with a +5 goal difference, and that is the sort of start that puts a team in the early title conversation without pretending anything is settled. Betis are not grinding out narrow wins either. They are taking points regularly and backing it up with goals, which is why the Osasuna result fits the wider run so neatly.
Isco's season rating of 7.05 also fits the story. He is not just posting decent numbers in matches Betis control, he is deciding them when they need a lift. Against Osasuna, the two goals and 8.2 rating were the standout details in a game that kept Betis moving upward.
Valencia's draw under Javier Aguirre
The other result in the roundup was Valencia's 2-2 draw at Racing Santander in Javier Aguirre's first match in charge. Valencia are still 19th with 4 points from seven matches, so the point alone does not change much in the table. The draw did show a better edge than their position suggests, but it is still one result, not a revival.
That leaves Betis as the cleaner story from the weekend. Manuel Pellegrini's side have the points, the goals and the league position to justify the attention, and they can extend the run again in their next La Liga match after this five-game stretch of taking points.
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