Real Betis won the Seville derby with a 2-1 win over Sevilla, but the clash has left them without a crucial piece for their next La Liga match.
Isco will miss the match against FC Barcelona due to yellow card accumulation after being booked in the second half of the derby.
That’s one less thing to worry about for the league leaders, who have a match against Betis scheduled for next weekend, sandwiched between a Copa del Rey match against Atlético de Madrid and a clash against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.
Isco assisted Cucho Hernández’s winning goal against Sevilla and has been one of the team’s best players for a while now. In fact, there are many who say he is Betis’s best player and one of the main reasons they are currently sixth in La Liga. A midfield general with an eye for the final ball, Betis will need to find other sources of inspiration to take points from the league leaders.
Either way, Barcelona should be favorites considering their form. But perhaps they have a slight advantage with Isco’s absence.