Hansi Flick manager of Barcelona at kick off during the Champions League match between Newcastle United and Barcelona at St. James's Park, Newcastle, UK on 10 March 2026.
FC Barcelona are set to take on Real Betis in La Liga next. The Catalan giants, with the team already in Seville, will be looking to retain their lead at the top of the league table by ensuring that they win this clash.
However, unlike the rest of their opponents in La Liga so far, Betis will present a level of challenge that they have not yet faced this season domestically. Fortunately, Hansi Flick’s team also presents the same issue for Betis.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 13: Karim Adeyemi of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal with Lamine Yamal during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between Galatasaray A.S. and FC Barcelona at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on October 13, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Match details:
Date: Saturday, 17th October 2026
Competition: La Liga
Matchday: 9
Time: 18:30 (local time)
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Match overview:
Heading into this game, Barcelona boast arguably the most impressive form across Europe’s biggest and best leagues. Even now, the Catalan giants have a flawless record across both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League as well.
Simply put, Flick’s team has looked unstoppable so far and they continue to aim for even greater heights with their performances. Fortunately, this game will also see several key players return from injury and potentially play a few minutes in the game.
As for putting the team’s impressive form into perspective, they have played ten games across all competitions this season and have won all ten of those games. The team simply exudes an aura of inevitability at this point in time.
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Across those ten games, they have scored a grand total of 43 goals and they do not wish to stop scoring more any time soon. Defensively, they have looked solid as well and have conceded only nine goals in return.
However, Betis will be the home side for this game and Manuel Pellegrini’s team has a perfect record at their own stadium this season. In fact, this is their best start to a league campaign since their 1934 campaign in La Liga.
Across their last five games in La Liga and the Champions League, Betis have won four times and had one draw. Their latest victory came against FC Porto in the Champions League, and it shows just how dangerous this Spanish side can be.
They have scored 12 goals across those five games while conceding just six goals in return. All of these numbers point to just one conclusion and that conclusion highlights just how dangerous this match can be for Barcelona if they do not deliver at their best possible level.
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