After 27 days, the ball will roll again this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Honduras on the lawn of the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Montjuic. After the national team break, Barcelona will face Real Betis in the fifth round of LaLiga.
Since the Andalusians’ last return to the First Division in the 2015/16 season, the games against the Verdiblancos, but at the Camp Nou, have been a guarantee of goals. A total of 40 goals have been scored in the last eight Barça-Betis games, an average of five per duel. And the balance is clearly in favor of the Blaugranas, with a record of 29-11 in terms of goals scored and a 6-2 win.
However, for Barcelona it is not worth getting distracted. Just two seasons ago, Betis left the Camp Nou with three points in their pocket. And before that, in the 2018/19 season, they won after a high-quality game with a final score of 3:4.
OVER FOR XAVI
Pedri and Araujo will miss the game due to injuries. And Fermín López (who came through the Betis youth team) will also not be available as he was sent off at Barça Atlètic last Sunday.
Betis is heading into this game after winning again in the last duel against Rayo Vallecano. Overall, they had two wins, one draw and one defeat and went into the break in seventh place in the table.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Barcelona: ter Stegen; Cancelo, Koundé, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Oriol Romeu, Gavi; Ferran, Lewandowski and Joao Félix.
Betis: Rui Silva; Bellerin, Pezzella, Bartra, Miranda; Isco, Guido Rodriguez, Marc Rock; Ayoze, William Joseph and Abd.
Time: 1:00 p.m. Honduras.
Broadcast: Sky Sports.
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys de Montjuic.
