In hardly some days, the FC Barcelona plays big part of his options in two competitions. With the battle copera against the Espanyol showing next Thursday, touches to give him another estocada to LaLiga, in Benito Villamarín that brings bad recent memories and against a Real Betis in good form. Empató The Athletic and lost Valencia, so it is a big moment to tie up three points more to pull the leadership.
For the duel, the Barcelona arrive with the drops of Paco Alcácer, Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembélé, Andrés Iniesta and Javier Mascherano by injuries of diverse consideration. Besides, Rafinha Alcántara, Denis Suárez and Yerry Mina also remain was, in his case by technical decision.
This is the XI of the Barça in front of the Real Betis
XI of the Real Betis: Adán; Francis, Mandi, Feddal, Durmisi; Javi García, Fabíán Ruiz, Saved; Joaquín, Sergio León and Tello.
XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Hammered, Vermaelen, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Sergi Roberto, André Gomes; Messi and Suárez.
Bench of the Barça: Cillessen, Paulinho, Deulofeu, Digne, Aleix Vidal, Umtiti and Aleñá.
Again out of house, Ernesto Valverde presents a 4-4-2 to give solidity to the team in a field in which it already suffered the past course. The greater novelty in the defence puts it a Nélson Semedo, that goes back to the titularity in an important party. The medullary will remain reinforced with André Gomes and Sergi Roberto, that will accompany to the usual Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets, and without rotations in the forward because of the big quantity of lesionados, Luis Suárez and Leo Messi will be the references up.
The Betis, by his part, will bet by another brave party even by the expense of taking more risks in defence. Quique Setién warned that it would not shut against the Barça, and the played already went out him well in a derbi crazy against the Seville. Precisely, the euphoria of the regional triumph still hard in the verdiblancos, that want to approach to Europe with a surprise by the expense of the leader.