An Antoine Griezmann double allowed Barcelona to return to winning ways with an emphatic 5-2 La Liga win over Real Betis.
After the champions were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao in their opening match of the season last week, they rebounded in style on Sunday as strikes from Carles Perez, Jordi Alba and Arturo Vidal completed a memorable day for the Catalans as they marked defender Gerard Pique's 500th appearance for the club.
Barca, who were without injured forward Lionel Messi, started on the back foot and fell behind when Nabil Fekir netted with a sublime angled strike in the 15th minute.
Griezmann, who joined Barca last month from rivals Atletico Madrid, scored four minutes before halftime to level the scores.
The French World Cup winner's maiden goal for the club proved to be the catalyst that the Spanish champions needed as they went on to score four more unanswered goals in 27 second-half minutes.
Griezmann curled in from the edge of the box five minutes after the restart, while Perez made it 3-1 after 56 minutes before Alba struck on the hour from close range.
Substitute Vidal then finished off a wonderful team move 13 minutes from the end, before Loren netted a stunning consolation strike from 25 metres for the visitors following an errant pass from Griezmann two minute later.
Coach Ernesto Valverde was able to bring on academy player Ansu Fati, who at 16 years and 298 days is the second-youngest player in Barcelona's history, late on.
The Catalans have three points from two La Liga games, while Real Betis have lost both of them games this season.
Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two as Vitolo scored in the second half to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Leganes.
Atletico had never won in Spain's top-flight at their fellow Madrid outfit's Butarque stadium but Vitolo’s strike ensured they continued their impressive early season form.
The first-half was devoid of any goal-scoring opportunities, but after the break both sides traded efforts, with Leganes’s Jonathan Silva striking the crossbar from a freekick and Saul Niguez hitting the post for the visitors.
When Leganes midfielder Javi Eraso forced Jan Oblak into a fine save, it proved to be a pivotal moment. Joao Felix’s direct run and well-timed pass teed up Vitolo, whose composed finish put Diego Simeone’s side ahead in the 71st minute and they went on to secure the three points.
