🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:15 CEST
FC Barcelona
vs
Real Betis
4-3-3 vs 4-3-3
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- On matchday 37, leaders Barcelona (91 points from 36 games) host 5th-place Real Betis (57 points from 36 games). Although Barcelona lost 1-0 to Alaves recently, they hold an 11-point lead over 2nd-place Real Madrid and are running away with the title. With the championship potentially within reach before the final round, they will want to crown their last home game with a win.
- In this season's matchday 15 meeting, Barcelona won 5-3 away at Betis. Roughly five months on from that thrilling shootout, Barcelona will want to put their attacking firepower on display again. Having scored 91 goals this season, the most in the league, their attack will be tested against the Betis defence.
- Both sides line up in a 4-3-3, and the composition of the three-man midfields could prove decisive. Barcelona field the young talents of 23-year-old Pedri, 21-year-old Gavi and 18-year-old Marc Bernal. Betis respond with left-footed Argentina international Giovani Lo Celso, Morocco's Sofyan Amrabat and Spaniard Alvaro Fidalgo.
- In Barcelona's attack, 37-year-old Robert Lewandowski commands the centre, with Brazil international Raphinha on the right and 23-year-old Fermin Lopez on the left. Fermin, who finished top scorer at the Paris Olympics, stands out for his runs into the box and finishing instinct. EURO 2024 top scorer Dani Olmo and former Manchester United man Marcus Rashford wait on the bench.
- In the Betis attack, former Barcelona man Abde Ezzalzouli is fired up for the reunion with his old club. The 24-year-old Morocco winger's greatest weapons are explosive pace and dribbling, cutting in from the left to threaten goal. On the right is former Manchester United and Brazil international Antony, with both wingers' speed set to trouble the Barcelona back line.
- A grudge match with multiple former-club storylines. At left-back, Junior Firpo, who also played for Barcelona, starts, with the 29-year-old Dominican Republic international set to push high up against his old side. At right-back, fellow ex-Barcelona man Hector Bellerin starts. With left winger Abde Ezzalzouli also a former Barcelona player, Betis count three reunion subplots.
- Betis have been solid recently with two wins, two draws and one loss in their last five (3-2 win over Girona, 1-1 draw with Real Madrid, 3-0 win over Oviedo, 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad, 2-1 win over Elche). Sitting 5th on 57 points and chasing a European place for next season, they are expected to play boldly and not back down even against strong opposition.