Previous of the FC Barcelona-Real Betis of LaLiga Santander

DECISIVE MATCH

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Published:3/12/2021 - 21:33h

Updated:3/12/2021 - 22:14h

If Xavi's Barça wants to climb positions in LaLiga, the clash against Real Betis will be key. The team led by Pellegrini visits the Camp Nou this Saturday and for the Catalans it is only worth winning

The sixteenth day of LaLiga Santander can be key so that the FC Barcelona escale positions in the domestic championship, but no everything depends on the Barcelona. This Saturday 4 December the Real Betis will visit the Camp Nou, from the 16:15 hours (in Spain) and the only option for the directed by Xavi Hernández is to add of to three in front of one of the most regular groups of the domestic championship.

The Barça arrives to the party with 23 units and two consecutive victories (in front of Espanyol and Villarreal). The Real Betis, by his part, sum 27 points, with a party more than the culés. In this day, the ones of Xavi Hernández can recortar distances with his more direct competitors, waiting for what do the Ray Vallecano against the Espanyol, in the day dominical. The rojiblancos have a point more (24) and, to puncture and trusting that the Barça win in the Camp Nou, the blaugrana would remain with the sixth square.

It is an advance 'short', but important, conscious that the group barcelonista has contested a clash less. In this sense, the party against the Real Betis antoja like decisive and in the remain with the three points is the only option. It will not be simple, nevertheless, because the ones of Pellegrini come of a goleada in the Glass of Rey (0-4 against the CFI Alicante), a victory in League (3-1 in front of the Raise) and another in Europe League (2-0 vs. Ferencvaros).

The Chilean technician has achieved that his team was much more reliable and thus the Barça has to be very, very attentive. For the verdiblancos is very simple to generate danger and have a Juanmi Jiménez that in the past day annotated a 'hat-trick' in less than 25 minutes. It is thus that the Barcelona will have to show his best expensive, because as it has aimed Xavi, this crash is a final.

For the Barça is essential to tie up the third consecutive victory in League for 'enchufarse' and begin to think in the Champions League and the 'final' (another) against the Bayern of Munich in the Allianz Sand. Xavi Hernández will not be able to rotar to his players, all the contrary. It will have to go out the eleven of gala to litigate by a result that them 'approach' to the dream to litigate by LaLiga, something that for the moment still sees difficult, but no impossible.

The Barça-Betis, in data

The rivalry between the FC Barcelona and Real Betis is historical, but the statistical 'smile to the Barcelona picture, although it is true that when it begins to film the balloon, all the data lose importance and value. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that the group barcelonista only has lost one of his last 20 duels against the group verdiblanco, with a balance of 16 triumphs and only three ties. Likewise, the Barça has marked in all and each one of the 31 parties that has played against the sevillanos (94 so many) and, if they mark this Saturday, will attain his best series to mark to a same rival (32).

Another 'protagonist' of the clash is Manuel Pellegrini, the one who only has won in a visit to the Camp Nou in LaLiga, adding two ties and seven defeats. His teams have fit against the Barça 30 goals. By his part, the míster Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, will look for to add a new victory to follow his positive register without losing with the barcelonistas. Up to now, it accumulates two triumphs and a tie, against the Benfica in Champions League. The egarense wants to continue his wonderful personal series without losing.

Like this they arrive the Barça and Betis to the party

The Catalans arrive with the illusion to add three new points in a 'final', as it has defined it Xavi, but will follow with the drops of Sergi Roberto, Pedri González, Ansu Fati, Agüero and Braithwaite. In press conference, the technician of Terrassa commented that "the Barça aspires to win it everything. Always. The time will say us where are and why titles can compete, but here does not cost empatar or lose. The football is like this. We are a team done to compete. The notes, to final of season", insisting in that "we are the Barça and have to win, win and win".

By his part, Pellegrini will not be able to have Camarasa, Youssouf Sabaly and Nabil Fekir. This last, by his sanction after seeing yellow in the last day of LaLiga. The trainer verdiblanco ensured in the previous that "go to go to play against the Barcelona knowing that it is a very difficult rival in his field with very good players, but do not go to change an idea futbolística. We will adjust some tactical appearances, but go to go out to look for the party from the beginning to treat to win".