FC Barcelona visita el Reial Betis a l’Estadi de la Cartuja a Sevilla aquest dissabte a les 18.30 hores, segons va informar l’ara.cat.
La Cartuja Showdown Kicks Off Demanding Week
The fixture in Seville marks the first hurdle in a rigorous week for Hansi Flick’s squad. Following Saturday’s encounter, Barcelona travels to face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday 20 at 21.00 in the Champions League, before hosting Real Madrid in the classic at Camp Nou on Sunday 26 at 21.00.
“The most important thing is to win this Saturday’s match. They come with confidence after good results and have very good players in attack,” said the German.
Squad Updates and Injury Recoveries
Flick confirmed that Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong will be available for the duel against Betis after recovering from their respective injuries. The manager struck a cautious tone regarding the Brazilian attacker’s workload.
Hansi Flick: "Si li preguntes a Raphinha, et dirà que està llest, però ha d'anar pas a pas perquè hi ha molts partits per endavant. Va entrenar amb l'equip i la bona notícia és que està disponible" pic.twitter.com/gsiR0cieem
“If you ask him, he will tell you he is ready to start. But we have to go step by step, there are many matches now,” said the coach.
Regarding the Dutch footballer, Flick remarked on his satisfaction that he is back in a squad. “He is a great player and one more option that we can use,” the coach noted.
Strong Domestic and European Form
The Catalan side has managed to maintain the good dynamic from before the international break. The triumphs against Getafe (3-0) and at the field of Galatasaray (1-4) allow them to reach ten wins in a row and continue with positive sensations in this start of the season. Real Betis also arrives with good sensations after the European comeback. The team led by Manuel Pellegrini has won eight of the ten matches it has played this season, with only one defeat—5-2 against Levante—and one draw—1-1 at the field of Deportivo de la Coruña. The green-and-whites came back Wednesday against Porto to add the second victory in the Champions League (3-2).
Broadcast Information and Match Schedule
The match will be played this Saturday at 18.30 h at the Estadi de la Cartuja (Seville). The duel between Catalans and Andalusians can be seen on television through the DAZN platform.
Probable Lineups
Real Betis (4-3-3): Álvaro Valles; Bellerín, Llorente, Natan, Fran García; Facundo Bernal, Fornals; Antony, Isco, Abde; and Cucho Hernández.
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Joan Garcia, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Xavi Espart; Rodri, Pedri, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Gabriel Jesus and Anthony Gordon.
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee) and Carlos del Cerro Grande (Madrid Committee) at VAR.
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