Broadcast info
Who's playing? Barcelona starts the third season under coach Luis Enrique with their eyes set on winning a third straight La Liga title. Pressure will be piling up as the tournament goes by, and their first test of the season will come when they host Real Betis.
Los Blaugranas have dominated their recent games against Betis, but that doesn't mean Gustavo Poyet's men will go down without a fight. The team from Sevilla will try to make the most out of Barcelona's absentees, especially because the Uruguayan boss will have a full squad to choose from.
What time? 09:15 PDT/ 11:15 CDT/ 12:15 EDT/ 16:15 GMT/ 17:15 BST/ 18:15 CEST.
What stadium? Camp Nou Stadium, located in Barcelona. A sellout crowd of 99,000 fans is expected for this match.
On which channels?
- In Spain: Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, beIN LaLiga, beIN Sports Connect España
- In the U.K.:NOW TV UK, Sky Sports 3/HD UK, SKY GO Extra, Sky Go UK
- In the U.S.: fuboTV, beIN SPORTS USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español
- In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español
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Match stats
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These teams have played 40 games between each other since 1994. Barcelona has only lost eight of those games.
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Barcelona carries a six-game winning streak against Betis, outscoring "Los Verdiblancos" 19-5.
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Real Betis hasn't won a single La Liga match against Barcelona since March 2008.
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Los Blaugranas outscored Real Betis 6-0 in last season's two games (4-0 at Camp Nou, 2-0 at Benito Villamarin Stadium)
Team news
Barcelona will need to adjut their starting XI for this game, considering the large amount of absentees for several reasons. Andrés Iniesta, Marc André Ter Stegen, Javier Mascherano & Jeremy Mathieu will miss this game due to injury, while new signing André Gomes carries a one-match ban from last season. Furthermore, Neymar & Rafinha will be playing the Olympic Football final tomorrow, ruling them out of the game.
Barcelona's coach believes the team is ready for a new challenge.
Luis Enrique: "We have the capability to reinvent ourselves. We are proud of what we have achieved, but we are focusing on the now" #FCBlive
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 19, 2016
On the other side, coach Gus Poyet knows the team needs to pick up as much points as possible away from home in order to avoid relegation. Led by Joaquín Sánchez, the team gets to this game without any major absentees, believing in their chances of getting at least one point at Camp Nou stadium.
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— Joaquín Sánchez (@joaquinarte) August 19, 2016
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