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Competition / Round: 2020-21 The league, Matchday 9
Barcelona Departures and doubts: Philippe Coutinho, Ronald Araujo, Samuel Umtiti, Matheus Fernandes
Departures and doubts of Real Betis: Dani Martin, Víctor Camarasa (out), Juanmi, Andrés Guardado (doubt)
Date and Time: Saturday, November 7, 2020, 4.15 p. M. CET / WAT (Barcelona and Nigeria), 3.15 p. M. GMT (UK), 10.15 a. M. ET, 7.15 a. M. PT (USA), 8.45 p. M. IST (India)
Venue of events: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
WHERE: Santiago Jaime Latre
How to watch on television: beIN SPORTS (US and Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), Not available (India), others
How to broadcast: FuboTV (US), Premier Player (UK), Facebook Live (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others
After a close victory against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League, Barcelona are back in action in The league facing Real Betis at the Biggest Stadium on Earth in the last match before the international break.
Barça is still perfect in Europe, but not in the league. The Catalans have just eight points after six games, a bad start for a team looking to fight for the title against a very inconsistent Real Madrid and other teams that will probably lose steam as the season progresses.
It is still too early to despair about the domestic campaign, especially since Barça have two games that they did not play at the beginning of the season, but the loss of points must stop NOW.
But it’s not just about the points. Ronald Koeman’s team is not playing good football for most of the season, and consistency of performance is as important as the table if the Dutchman wants to keep his job with the next president, and his only chance to do so is to have to this team. compete for something this season. And they don’t look like that right now. not even close.
Betis have been as inconsistent as Barça and have lost two of the last three, but this is a talented team with a coach in Manuel Pellegrini who will not be afraid to attack Barça’s shaky defense.
It must be a full 90-minute performance on both sides of the ball against a good team to show that Barça is capable of running away. Then we can start to trust this team, which is very difficult at the moment.
Let’s Dance.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Dest, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Dembélé, Pedri, Fati; Messi
Real Betis (4-2-3-1): Bravo; Emerson, Mandi, Bartra, Moreno; William, Rodríguez; Fekir, Canales, Tello; Sanabria
PREDICTION
These two always play super fun games and scorers, especially at the Camp Nou, and I don’t expect it to be different: 5-2 Barça, and probably one of those games that happen every three or four weeks where you get VERY excited about Barça until the next they are terrible.
