Another match in the countdown for the title. We play at home against one of the strongest teams in La Liga nowadays. The team has raised its level in the last weeks and we look very reliable again. One of the keys to assure the title is to assure the home matches and we've had a couple of bad games lately in the Camp Nou against Atletico and Espanyol.
You all know Betis quite well. They have a good attacking line. Joaquín is their key player in the right wing, very dangerous if he has a good day; Edu in the left wing, although he tends to play in the center, he scores easily; and Oliveira as striker, being one of the top scorers in La Liga. Also Fernando can play behind Oliveira and this guy also scores easily.
In the midfield they play with Arzu and Assunçao. None of them is anything great... except Assunçao's free kicks. The Brazilian has scored 7 free kicks this season plus 7 balls to the posts. So we have to avoid the free kicks near our goal, because it's a kind of penalty... and this is not an exageration.
Their defense is also quite good. Varela and Luis Fernandez are the full backs. The central defenders are also quite good, Juanito is international with Spain in this position and Rivas is doing a good season too. Also, Doblas, their goalie, is showing a good level.
Do not forget that they also have big players on the bench like Denilson or Benjamín.
We must take care with the set pieces, not only for Assunçao's free kicks, they also have people who are very dangerous with the headers as Juanito, Edu and Rivas.
Betis is a team that likes to play nice football. Their coach is the ex-Barça coach Llorenç Serra Ferrer. So I don't expect them to be the typical team that comes to the Camp Nou to defend. Real Betis is a really good team and one of the candidates to play in the CL next year. In any case, the 3 points should not leave the Camp Nou.
SOM-HI BARÇA!
You all know Betis quite well. They have a good attacking line. Joaquín is their key player in the right wing, very dangerous if he has a good day; Edu in the left wing, although he tends to play in the center, he scores easily; and Oliveira as striker, being one of the top scorers in La Liga. Also Fernando can play behind Oliveira and this guy also scores easily.
In the midfield they play with Arzu and Assunçao. None of them is anything great... except Assunçao's free kicks. The Brazilian has scored 7 free kicks this season plus 7 balls to the posts. So we have to avoid the free kicks near our goal, because it's a kind of penalty... and this is not an exageration.
Their defense is also quite good. Varela and Luis Fernandez are the full backs. The central defenders are also quite good, Juanito is international with Spain in this position and Rivas is doing a good season too. Also, Doblas, their goalie, is showing a good level.
Do not forget that they also have big players on the bench like Denilson or Benjamín.
We must take care with the set pieces, not only for Assunçao's free kicks, they also have people who are very dangerous with the headers as Juanito, Edu and Rivas.
Betis is a team that likes to play nice football. Their coach is the ex-Barça coach Llorenç Serra Ferrer. So I don't expect them to be the typical team that comes to the Camp Nou to defend. Real Betis is a really good team and one of the candidates to play in the CL next year. In any case, the 3 points should not leave the Camp Nou.
SOM-HI BARÇA!
