Real Betis and Barcelona have named their starting teams for their meeting at the Estadio de La Cartuja in La Liga on Saturday.
Barca are seeking a third straight win in all competitions and started the latest round of fixtures third, a point above Real Madrid and five clear of fifth-placed Sevilla
The hosts began Saturday five points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the table, having won all eight of their Liga fixtures.
Hansi Flick’s side have won all 10 of their games in all competitions this season following their 4-1 victory at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday.
La Liga,
Round 9
Real Betis
BET
Barcelona
BAR
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Venue
- Estadio de la Cartuja
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Referee
- Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
Betis confirmed starting team vs Barcelona
Real Betis: Alvaro Valles, Hector Bellerin, Diego Llorente, Valentin Gomez, Fran Garcia, Pablo Fornals, Facundo Bernal, Giovani Lo Celso, Dani Ceballos, Abde Ezzalzouli, Cucho Hernandez
Substitutes: Natan, Marc Bartra, Antony, Angel Ortiz, Diego Conde, Alvaro Fidalgo, Rodrigo Riquelme, Nelson Deossa, Troy Parrott, Marc Roca, Isco, Jose Antonio Morante
Barcelona full line up vs Real Betis
Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Xavi Espart, Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Fermin Lopez, Pedri, Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes: Joao Cancelo, Alejandro Balde, Brian Farinas, Gavi, Raphinha, Wojciech Szczesny, Anthony Gordon, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Eric Garcia, Dominik Livakovic
Where to watch Betis vs Barca: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:30 BST (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 2 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Here’s the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.
Real Betis vs Barcelona La Liga stats
- Betis are winless in 11 meetings with Barcelona in all competitions (D2), losing 3-1 away and 5-3 at home last season
- They are without a victory in 15 Liga games at home to Barca (D5) since a 4-1 victory in September 2005, which is their only triumph in 20 such encounters this century
- Since losing 5-2 at Levante on August 29, Betis have won six of their seven matches in all competitions (D1), including four successive home wins
- Following 1-0 wins over Real Madrid and Getafe, they have beaten Osasuna 5-2 and Porto 3-2 to help ensure that only Barca (34) and Atleti and Madrid (19 each) had bettered their tally of 14 goals in this season’s top flight before Saturday’s action
- Before the latest round of matches, only Barca (66) and Madrid (57) had produced more attempts on target in the 2026/27 Liga than Betis (52)
- Barcelona have 88 wins to Betis’ 30 in the all-time head-to-head, scoring 342 goals to their opponents’ 167, with the sides sharing 26 draws
- Barca all-time top scorer Lionel Messi’s 26 goals against Betis put the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner 12 ahead of any other marksman in the history of the fixture
- Former Blaugranes forwards Sandor Kocsis (12), Samuel Eto’o (11) and Luis Suarez (10) are the other players to have reached double figures in the fixture
- With 12 goals in seven league appearances this season, Raphina is averaging 1.71 per Liga game and was five ahead of his nearest rivals in the top-scorer charts before Saturday’s games, having played a game less
- Espanyol’s Javi Hernandez started the day as the only player to have matched Lamine Yamal’s total of five Liga assists, with Barca team-mate Anthony Gordon outright second after setting up four goals
Latest updated La Liga table
La Liga 2026
Spain
Primera División
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barcelona |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 24 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 2 |
Atletico Madrid |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
W
W
W
W
W
|
| 3 |
Real Betis |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
W
D
W
W
W
|
| 4 |
Real Madrid |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 18 |
W
L
W
W
L
|
| 5 |
Sevilla |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
D
L
W
W
D
|
| 6 |
Real Sociedad |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 |
W
W
L
W
D
|
| 7 |
Alaves |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
L
D
L
L
W
|
| 8 |
Deportivo La Coruna |
9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
D
L
D
L
D
|
| 9 |
Celta Vigo |
8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
D
W
D
D
D
|
| 10 |
Athletic Club |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
D
D
W
W
L
|
| 11 |
Villarreal |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
D
L
W
W
L
|
| 12 |
Espanyol |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
L
D
L
L
W
|
| 13 |
Rayo Vallecano |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
D
W
L
W
L
|
| 14 |
Getafe |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
L
W
L
D
D
|
| 15 |
Racing Santander |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 8 |
D
L
L
W
L
|
| 16 |
Osasuna |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 |
L
D
L
L
L
|
| 17 |
Levante |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 7 |
D
D
L
L
D
|
| 18 |
Elche |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 6 |
D
D
W
L
D
|
| 19 |
Valencia |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 5 |
D
L
W
L
L
|
| 20 |
Malaga |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 |
D
L
L
D
D
|
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
- Position 5 : Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
- Position 6 : Promotion – Conference League (Qualification)
- Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation – LaLiga2
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