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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 21
Real Betis v FC Barcelona
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Sevilla, Spain
Sunday, 21 January 2024
Kick-off is at 19h30
Real Betis will be hoping to humble champions FC Barcelona in a
Spanish La Liga match at Estadio Benito Villamarín on 21 January.
Current Form
The Green and Whites claimed a 1-0 victory over Granada CF at home on 13 January as they snapped their five-match winless run in the Spanish top-flight.
Betis are unbeaten in their last 11 home matches in the league having registered five draws and six wins at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.
Meanwhile, Barcelona extended their unbeaten run to three matches in La Liga when they emerged as 2-1 winners over Las Palmas away on 4 January.
Barca are also unbeaten in their last nine matches on the road in the league having registered five draws and four victories as the visitors.
Team News
Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Claudio Bravo, Juan Miranda and Johnny Cardoso are all currently on Betis' injury list and the club has no suspension issues.
On the other hand, Barcelona players Gavi, Marcos Alonso, Marc-André ter Stegen, Iñigo Martínez, Raphinha and João Cancelo are all out injured and the club has no suspension worries.
Quotes
"It is a shame. Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said after his side's defeat to Real Madrid on 14 January.
"We had a lot of hope going into the final and we've produced our worst performance. We started badly, we had a chance to come back, but the penalty killed the game.
"We were never comfortable. Madrid did a lot of damage on the counter and in transition. We apologise to the fans. We didn't compete, but I've experienced a lot of defeats with this club. Barça will come back."
Head-to-Head
Barcelona hammered Betis 5-0 in their last meeting in La Liga and the game took place at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 16 September 2023.
As a result, Barca are unbeaten in their last four league matches against the Green and Whites having won four games in a row.
La Liga matchday 21 fixtures
Friday, 19 January
22:00 - Deportivo Alaves v Cadiz CF
Saturday, 20 January
15:00 - Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas
17:15 - Villarreal CF v Real Mallorca
19:30 - Valencia CF v Athletic Bilbao
22:00 - Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad
Sunday, 21 January
15:00 - CA Osasuna v Getafe CF
17:15 - Real Madrid v UD Almeria
19:30 - Real Betis v FC Barcelona
22:00 - Girona v Sevilla FC
Monday, 22 January
22:00 - Granada CF v Atletico Madrid
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