NAME: Real Betis Balompié – Barcelona
DATE: 1 Feb 2023
TIME: 20:00 UTC
VENUE: Benito Villamarin, Seville, Spain
Barcelona will be aiming to extend their winning streak when they take on Real Betis in La Liga on February 2, Thursday. The Catalan giants are coming into this match after scoring a 1-0 win against Girona in their last La Liga game.
Moreover, Barcelona has strung together eight straight wins across all competitions and few will bet against them on Thursday. The visitors have some injury concerns as Ousmane Dembele will most likely miss the clash against Real Betis due to a thigh injury. Robert Lewandowski will likely be drafted into the playing XI in place of Dembele. On the other hand, Real Betis has won two out of their last three matches in La Liga. The hosts will have to bring their A-game on Thursday in order to have any chance against Barcelona.
FC Barcelona will attempt to pull eight points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid by beating Real Betis away in La Liga on Wednesday evening.
The Blaugrana are on course for their first Spanish top flight win since 2019 under Xavi Hernandez, who has constructed a stingy defense that has leaked just six goals thus far in 2022/2023.
After beating the Andalusians on penalties in Riyadh three weeks ago, on their way to a Super Cup win and maiden piece of silverware under their head coach, Barca face Betis once again but on their patch in Sevilla this time.
Speaking in his prematch press conference on Tuesday, Xavi said that the Super Cup game “is a good reference because [Manuel] Pellegrini doesn’t change his system much
It was hard then and in their stadium it’ll be harder still … I’m more worried about this game than the transfer market, to be honest.
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Betis vs Barça: TV Schedule
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Viaplay Sports 1
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