FC Barcelona are taking on Real Betis away from home in their upcoming La Liga clash. With kick-off just around the corner now, Hansi Flick’s team will be gearing up to make sure that they are in the right headspace for it. However, the Barcelona coach knows that only the best of his players will make do in this encounter.
As expected, Hansi Flick has ended up fielding a strong lineup for this game. Even before the match, he had already even revealed that two of his key attacking players would be featuring in this clash. Now, as per the official lineup, that has turned out to be the case after all.
In goal, Inaki Pena starts and continues his streak of being the number one for Barcelona in between the sticks this season. His performances have been solid and Hansi Flick is confident with his presence so far.
Ahead of him, Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez reprise their roles as the two starting center-backs. While Ronald Araujo is gradually nearing his return, Flick’s chosen pairing in defense has so far been quite outstanding.
On either side of them, Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde start as the two fullbacks for the team. They will be expected to cover a lot of ground to help out both their attack and their defense at the same time.
The defensive midfielders for this game will be Marc Casado and Pedri, as Hansi Flick has decided to make no changes this time around. For this game, both the Spaniards will need to be at the top of their game.
Right in front of those two, a formidable frontline has been deployed. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal occupy the wide channels, while Dani Olmo will be the player who is deployed behind the center-forward to find passing lanes and break opposition structures from in the central channel.
Up top, Robert Lewandowski returns to the starting eleven after being rested against RCD Mallorca. Hansi Flick had already confirmed that he would be playing in this game, and the Polish striker now has his chance to redeem himself and find the back of the net once again.
