The FC Barcelona measures this Sunday 9 February to the Real Betis in Benito Villamarín, with reason of the day 23 of LaLiga Santander 2019-20. It treats of an at all easy party, taking into account the quality of the rival and his need to add points to approach to the zone that gives access to European places. The Betis always is dangerous in his field, and the Barcelona team will have to sweat to carry the three points.

After having fallen deleted in quarter-finals of the Glass of the King against the Athletic of Bilbao (1-0) three days ago, in Saint Mamés, the ones of Setién measure to a team with a style of alike game, when giving importance to the good deal of the balloon. It fits to remember, by the way, that the party means the return of Quique Setién to which went his house recently less than a year.

The FC Barcelona will try to dominate to the Andalusians to base of possession of balloon, but without falling in the horizontalidad neither the fault of depth. It will be vital, besides, that the team work as it is owed in the recovery of balloon after loss, unless they want to suffer contragolpes lethal.

It will not have it at all easy the Barça given the entity of the rival, and besides the culés visit earths sevillanas with the drops of Luis Suárez and Ousmane Dembélé in the front of attack, without explaining the one of the Net acting goalkeeper Walled and the one of Gerard Hammered, sanctioned by accumulation of cards. In spite of everything, the team is convinced that it can show a big level in front of the béticos and carry the three points.

The XI of Real Betis and FC Barcelona

  • XI of the Real Betis: Joel; Emerson, Mandi, Bartra, Álex Moreno; William Carvalho, Guido, Aleñá; Channels, Borja Churches and Fekir.
  • XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Umtiti, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, S. Roberto, Of Jong, Arturo Vidal; Messi and Griezmann.
  • Bench of the Barça: Iñaki Crag, Arthur, Araújo, Jordi Alba, Ansu Fati, Rakitic and Riqui Puig.

The eleven of the Barça arrives with several novelties. Semedo Will go back to act in the right lane of the defence, with Umtiti and Lenglet in the axis and Junior Firpo that it is the big surprise of the eleven, with the aim to defend the goal of Marc-André ter Stegen. Of Jong, Busquets, Sergi Roberto and Arturo Vidal will complete a centre of the field populated and of full guarantees, whereas Messi and Griezmann will form pair in attack.

The Real Betis, by his part, will go out to give it everything in front of his fans with the will to win to the Barça or, at least, do a good party that allow them add some point. The Barcelona knows of leftovers the dangerousness of the Andalusian team, and will try to cover the backs not to suffer contragolpes that can result lethal. The first, this yes, will be to dominate the party from the possession and shut little by little to the rival.