⏱22′ The first 20 minutes have flown bye with Barca struggling to create chances. In fact, Betis have looked a serious threat in transition. Balde has been put under a lot of pressure by Luis Enrique on that left flank.
⏱18′ Betis opened up and Pedri finds himself one on one with the Betis goalie, but the ball is smothered from his feet before he can shoot.
⏱10′-13′ Kounde almost gives away a penalty for a challenge Igleisis. On the other end there’s been a clash of heads involving Lewandowski but the striker should be fine here.
⏱10′ The game has become fiesty with Betis winning the ball high up the pitch with some nasty tackles.
💭totalBarca (Twitter): Koundé is getting whistled because he used to play for Sevilla?
⏱ 5′ Barcelona dominating the ball and pressing Betis,
⏱ 2′ Raphinha already showing how much he can do on that on that right-wing. He attempts a shot that off target but he’s offside.
⚔ And we’re underway!
The team are out for their final training session before the game.
Our new number 6 is in the building:
👉Here is what Barca’s starting XI looks like – it’s a 4-2-1-3 formation:
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