Something should give La Liga on Saturday evening while Barcelona, unbeaten in 2025, will face a real Betis team who has not lost a national match since February.
This is the third meeting between the two games this season, Betis holding the leaders of the League in the reverse match in December. The pair then clashed in the first stadiums of the Copa del Rey a month later, when the Hansi Flick team ran Riot.
Barça has since progressed the final of the competition, with their 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, sealing a global triumph of 5-4 fought. It was their seventh victory over the rebound in all competitions.
Betis, on the other hand, ask these last stages of the conference league to consider soon, but they also hope to claim a European place for next season via the League post. Manuel Pellegrini’s team has been excellent in recent times, winning six consecutive liga games, and they now follow Villarreal, fifth place, on the difference in goals.
Visitors come into the fight on Saturday at the back of a memorable triumph against the bitter rivals of Seville in Gran Derbi last weekend.
Here is 90 minutes Saturday evening liga fighting guide.
Barcelona vs Real Beis Record head-to-head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Barcelona | Real Betis |
|---|---|
Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona – 02/04/25 | Real Betis 2-1 Seville – 03/30/25 |
Barcelona 4-1 Girona – 03/30/25 | Leganes 2-3 Real Betis – 03/16/25 |
Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna – 03/27/25 | Vitoria Guimaraes 0-4 Real Betis – 03/13/25 |
Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona – 03/16/25 | Real BETIS 1-0 LAS PALMAS – 09/03/25 |
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica – 11/03/25 | Real BETIS 2-2 Vitoria Guimaraes – 06/03/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Leading sports player, Laligatv |
UNITED STATES | ESPN +, FUBOTV, ESPN APP, ESPN Deportes |
Canada | TSN + |
Flick must be intelligent with his team on Saturday. This is a very important match La Liga, but it would be wise to offer rest to Pedri and Lamimine Yamal after picking up the mid -week. The pair must appear on the bench.
Eric Garcia could associate Frenkie de Jong in the middle of the park, while the absence of Yamal should allow Ferran Torres to keep his place. Robert Lewandowski will return to the XI, just like Ronald Aruajo after his impressive performance out of the bench in the Metropolitano.
The hosts are without Marc Casado, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal and Marc-André Ter Stegen.
Barcelona predicted the vs Betis programming (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Garcia; Ferran, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Isco won his fifth yellow card of the season during the rare victory of Betis in Gran Derbi last weekend, so he was suspended for the trip to Catalonia.
Marc Roca is a doubt due to an injury to the foot, while the former Barça Abde Ezzalzouli winger is likely to miss a thigh problem again.
Giovani Lo Celso should replace the influential Isco in an advanced midfielder position, and the impressive Antony will start to the right of Betis.
Betis predicted the programming against Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Adrian; Sabaly, Bartra, Llorente, Rodriguez; Cardoso, Fornes; Antony, Lo Celso, J. Rodriguez; Hernandez.
Barcelona can be subjected to a little pressure by Madrid earlier in the day when they face Valence at home, with a XI turned likely to take the Betis heated by the red this weekend given that a quarter-finals of the Champions League is on the horizon.
Barça will be hampered if Pedri and Yamal do not start, but Eric Garcia has impressed in the midfield this season, and Ferran Torres is in stellar form. They will be missed, but their potential absences will not be fatal.
Betis has all the confidence in the world that participates in the competition and will probably give hosts more headache than most outfits have this term. However, the Pellegrini team has rarely succeeded in Liga leaders, and the absence of the influential Isco will harm.
