Goals from Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets in each half were enough to beat Mallorca 2-1 and move Barcelona back ahead of Sevilla into second place.
Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 1-0 to make sure Real Madrid will have to wait at least another week to celebrate the Spanish league title.
Benzema missed two penalty kicks seven minutes apart in the second half but Madrid went on to earn a 3-1 win at Osasuna Wednesday to open a 17-point lead over second-place Atletico Madrid.
The win extended Barcelona's unbeaten run to 15 matches in all competitions and moved the team back into second place in the league after it was leapfrogged by Sevilla on Saturday.
The league said it has been trying to identify the fan and will take the case to Spanish authorities so they can pursue the necessary measures against him.
Barcelona struggled again but Frenkie de Jong scored in the 87th minute to salvage a 1-0 victory at relegation-threatened Alavés in the Spanish league on Sunday, snapping its three-match winless streak that included elimination from the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
It was the third consecutive win for Real Betis in all competitions, and fourth in its last five matches.
Lucas Ocampos' second-half goal helped pull Sevilla to within five points of the front-runner. Sevilla also has one more game to play than Madrid.
The Spanish soccer club's announcement Thursday came a day after it said Luka Modric and Marcelo tested positive.
The only exception that broke the illusion of normality of Valencia drawing with Levante 1-1 and Granada beating Getafe 2-1 on Friday were the medics wearing face masks while attending players who had suffered a bad knock.
League president Javier Tebas said Sunday he is in favor of having fans back as soon as regions are cleared by health authorities, contradicting an earlier message by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Cities like Madrid and Barcelona have not been allowed to loosen confinement measures like most of the country, but teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona have been given the go-ahead to move into the second phase of training.
Publicly there is no return date set by the Spanish Federation yet but a LaLiga spokesperson had earlier said they were looking to resume matches in mid-June.
Barcelona were left nine points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid, which beat Celta Vigo 2-0.
The draw narrowed Barcelona's lead of the Spanish league to eight points ahead of Atletico Madrid, which beat Girona 2-0.
Messi regained his scoring touch just before the two decisive matches against Real Madrid.
Barcelona has now drawn three games in a row and is showing signs of fatigue as the season enters a critical phase.
In all competitions, Barcelona says the 31-year-old Messi has scored an astonishing 575 goals in 658 appearances.
Messi hit the 50-goal mark for club and country in 2018 after scoring his 43rd career hat trick for Barcelona on Sunday.
Its first setback of the season left Barcelona level with Real Madrid at the top of the league on 13 points as VAR saw off Clement Lenglet given an immediate red after a brutal tackle.
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