Previa del FC Barcelona vs Real Betis de LaLiga

THE CULÉ MARATHON BEGINS

Barça begins its 'marathon' of matches against an 'intense' Betis

Published:15/09/2023 - 20:46h

Updated:15/09/2023 - 20:46h

FC Barcelona hosts Real Betis in what will be the beginning of an overloaded calendar with four games in four weeks. The culés will seek their fourth victory in LaLiga, on their return to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

The FC Barcelona goes back to LaLiga EA Sports in research to give continuity to the good feelings and, more important still, to the seguidilla of victories in the domestic championship. Before the stop of selections, the blaugrana had added three consecutive victories that had served him to reach the podium of the classification, with the same points that the Girona (10) and two less than the leader, the Real Madrid (12).

The ones of Xavi Hernández, that won to the Cádiz, Villarreal and Osasuna, have the aim to impose in front of the Real Betis, in his visit to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys this Saturday 16 September. The balloon will throw to film from the 21:00 hours (9:00 PM CEST) in the corresponding party to the fifth day of the domestic championship that, besides, will be the first of seven parties that corresponds him play to the Barça before the international stop of October. It begins a marathon in which it is not allowed to reduce the speed.

The calendar will not allow 'relajos' for the teams, because it will be at stake LaLiga and Champions League. The Barcelona picture is conscious of the requirement and therefore it will try to begin the career with good foot in front of a Real Betis that is in very good form and that has to players that are leaving very good feelings in this start of season, as it is the case of Isco Alarcón (MVP in all the clashes that has contested) or Willian José, that is enchufado of face to the goal.

The verdiblancos are a very rocky rival and that, in the majority of the occasions, generates a lot of problems to the Barça. If embargo, historically have known to impose, except the slip of the season 2021/2022, when with a goal of Juanmi the ones of Manuel Pellegrini attained to impose 'in extremis' in the Camp Nou. Since, the culés have signed a seguidilla of victories and will look for to give him continuity this Saturday in Montjuïc. The challenge is maximum, but the staff is 'enchufada' after the stop of selections.

Like this it is in the infirmary of the Barça

Xavi Hernández, in any case, has glided that will have changes in his plans. And it is that with the debut in the Champions League, the Tuesday in front of the Royal Amberes, are forced to dosificar the staff and avoid the wear of the players more headlines. The egarense already warned that some 'usual' could remain in the bench in front of the Betis. In the previous, everything seems to indicate to that it will be a Ílkay Gündogan that remained 'touched' after suffering a hit in the back during a friendly of Germany in front of France.

Although it has not been at all grave, there is not security that it was in conditions -still- to be headline. On the other hand, the trainer egarense will not be able to have the lesionados Ronald Araújo and Pedri González, in addition to Fermín López that it was expelled, by double yellow, the past weekend with the Barça Atlètic and will not be able to play this weekend. In the case of the charrúa, is foreseen that the next week receive his high medical, whereas the Tenerifean midfield player will not be back until mediated of October.

Xavi no fía of the Betis

The Barça will have to leave his best version on the terrain of game of the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys to remain with the three points and try sleep in the highest of the classification, waiting for what do the Real Madrid in front of the Real Sociedad the Sunday, by what the requirement for Xavi Hernández is maximum. In press conference, the trainer aimed that "we arrive well. I think that all have gone back well. Only the fright of Gundo. In principle we have to all those that have gone with his available selections. The Betis is a gentleman instrument, technically of the best of the League. Footballers with a big level of confidence like Isco and Ayoze. Willian José, Borja".

Of the same way, has insisted in that "it likes them have the ball, to Pellegrini always have liked him very gifted. Always parties contested. It will be key the possession, have it, long possessions. We need to our people. Week of three parties home, the people has to go to Montjuïc", remembered Xavi.