Barcelona will host Real Betis tonight at the Montjuïc Stadium, as part of the 30th round of La Liga. The Catalan team aims to secure a valuable win before the upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Barcelona currently leads La Liga with 66 points, 3 points ahead of their arch-rivals Real Madrid and 7 points ahead of Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid in third place.
According to information from the Spanish newspaper “El Nacional,” Barcelona’s head coach Hansi Flick has made a surprising decision regarding the participation of Lamine Yamal tonight against Real Betis in La Liga.
Flick has decided to leave the Barcelona winger on the bench for tonight’s match and will instead play Ferran Torres.
It seems that this decision is a punishment due to Yamal’s dissatisfaction with being substituted in the previous match against Atlético Madrid, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final.
Expected Barcelona lineup against Real Betis:
– Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczęsny
– Defense: Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Pau Kobarci, Alejandro Balde
– Midfield: Frenkie de Jong, Pedri González, Fermín López
– Attack: Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Raphinha