Who: Barcelona vs. Real Betis
What: Spain’s La Liga
Where: Estadio Benito Villamarin in Seville, Spain
When: Saturday, December 6 at 6:30pm (17:30 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 14:30 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.
Real Betis hosts defending champions Barcelona on Saturday, with the possibility of extending their lead to four points at the top of the La Liga table. Real Madrid will miss their Sunday game against Celta Vigo, who are currently defending champions.
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However, the Catalan giants have had a mixed start to the season, and Betis are a team that is still riding the wave from last year that saw them reach the Europa Conference final.
What could possibly be Hansi Flick’s Barca’s most recent stern test is examined by Al Jazeera Sport.
What is Barcelona’s current La Liga record?
With a 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid, Barca won their fifth straight league game.
Real Madrid’s four-point lead was widened by that result’s victory over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, only to reclaim one point after that result.
When Flick’s side lost three of their previous five games, losing in particular to Real Madrid in October, their worst performance came in that game. Prior to their five-game winning streak in La Liga, which had only five goals conceded in those two games, they only had the opportunity to score two league goals.
What is Real Betis’s current La Liga record?
In eight matches, Betis has won six, helping the Seville-based club move up to fifth place in La Liga. They are unbeaten in all eight of their matches. However, the gap between the top four and the Champions League qualifying spots is 11 points, making this game crucial for those above in terms of their goals for the season.
Their most recent defeat was against Atletico Madrid, who won 2-0 in Seville in October, immediately before them. That defeat leaves Betis with only 17 victories out of 17 matches played overall.
Following their participation in the Copa del Rey in midweek, which saw them advance with a 4-1 victory over Torrent in the Spanish third division, Betis now have a game in hand.
Real Betis have they ever won La Liga?
In 1934-1935, Real won the La Liga title once more. However, they have won the Copa del Rey three times, the last of which was in 2022.
In the Europa Conference last year, Chelsea finished second behind the seven-time champions of the Spanish second division.
What transpired between Real Betis and Barcelona last time?
The last La Liga encounter between the teams was in Barcelona in April, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the fifth minute, Gavi gave the visitors the lead, and Natan’s goal, which Natan scored, was only 17 minutes later, sealed the deal.
The final game of the La Liga campaign is currently scheduled to be against Barcelona this year.
What transpired last season in the corresponding match?
On December 7, the La Liga game in Seville ended with a 2-2 draw.
With Betis levelling through Giovani Lo Celso’s penalty in the 68th minute and Assane Diao’s 90th-minute strike, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres scored twice to give the away side the lead.
When did Real Betis last last face Barcelona?
In Barcelona’s Copa del Rey game, the teams met between the two La Liga matches last year.
The home team won the match 5-1, going on to settle the tie before Vitor Roque’s consolation penalty in the 84th minute. Goals from Gavi, Jules Kounde, Raphinha, Ferran Torres, and Lamine Yamal all came from the penalty spot.
Real Betis last defeated Barcelona at what point?
In a league game in the Catalan capital in 2021, Real Betis defeated Barcelona. In the 79th minute, Juanmi scored the only goal for Getafe.
Real Betis Stat Attack
This season, Betis only lost once, but both of those losses were at home. In their seven unbeaten league games on the road, they have won four games at home while recording two victories.
In their last four La Liga games, they have won two and are unbeaten.
Barcelona’s stat attack
This year, Barcelona have lost two league games on the road, both of which were losses.
In their seven away games, of which they have won four, Barca have found their travels more difficult with 16 goals scored and 12 conceded.
The Flick’s side have lost three of their last five away games and drawn one; in addition, they have conceded 14 goals in that road trip.
Real Betis and Barcelona square off in a contest.
Barcelona won 38 of the 71 meetings between the two teams, with Betis claiming the spoils from 10 of those victories.
Barcelona have won six of their previous nine meetings with Betis, continuing to win the title.
Real Betis team information
Antony, a former Manchester United player, returns to the side after being suspended. Hector Bellerin and Isco have both been confirmed absentees due to injury issues, while Sofyan Amrabat and Giovani Lo Celso have injury issues.
After making significant adjustments to the team for Tuesday’s Copa del Rey win at Torrent, former Barcelona attacker Abde Ezzalzouli is expected to make a full comeback.
news from the Barcelona team
Fermin Lopez and Dani OImo, who both suffered knocks in the previous match, are now listed on the injured list.
While Ronald Araujo rests, he is not a football player.
Due to illness, Frenkie de Jong missed the win against Atletico Madrid. He will now play in the middle.
Real Betis had a lineup in mind.
Valles, Ruibal, Natan, Bartra, Gomez, Altimira, Roca, Antony, Fornals, Ezzalzouli, Hernandez, and others
Barcelona’s lineup was anticipated.
Source: Aljazeera
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