Barcelona faces Real Betis this afternoon. Get all the team news here…
Two of the most popular teams in La Liga face off this evening Barcelona Make the trip to Seville to confront Real Betis.
The home team has won six and drawn two of their last eight matches in all competitions He started the weekend in fifth place in La Liga.
Manuel Pellegrini will be hoping to conclude a good week in which he signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2027, with Betis’ first win over Barcelona since 2021.
Pellegrini said: “It will be a very difficult match; Barcelona is in good condition. But so are we. We are playing at home and the three points will be important.”
“We have to play a very complete game. Barcelona are constantly attacking, so we cannot make defensive mistakes because they have a lot of technical quality. With good attacking transitions, we can do them damage.”
Barcelona have won their last five league games, and this run, coupled with Real Madrid’s loss of points, has seen the Catalan side slip back to the top spot.
Real Betis team news
Real Betis: Vales; Roybal, Bartra, Nathan, Gomez; Altimira, Roca; Anthony, Fornals, Abdi; Kocho
Barcelona team news
Frenkie de Jong is suffering from a severe cold and will sit on the bench next to Rafinha. Ronnie Bardji It starts.
Barcelona: Joan Garcia; Conde, Cobarci, Garcia, Balde; Pedri, Martin, Yamal, Bardji, Rashford; Torres
How to watch Betis and Barcelona: TV channel, live stream online
Betis vs Barcelona kicks off at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET/09:30 PT) on Saturday and is being shown live in the UK on La Liga TV via Premier Sports, with the stream available on a wide range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
A Premier Sports subscription The cost is £120 per year, £11.99 per month on a 12-month contract, or £16.99 per month with 30 days’ cancellation notice required.
Real Betis and Barcelona match statistics
- Last season’s 1-1 draw ended a run of seven consecutive away wins for Barcelona against Betis.
- Betis has not beaten Barcelona at home in the league since a 3-2 win in March 2008.
- Pellegrini faced Barcelona 38 times as coach, winning only five times. (D6, L27).
- Betis’ two league defeats this season came at home (Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid), while Barcelona’s two league losses so far came (Sevilla and Real Madrid).
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