(Football news) With twenty games played, Real Betis has amassed 31 points, good for seventh place in the La Liga standings. Barcelona, on the other hand, is in fourth place, eight points behind leaders Girona, and has a game remaining. After defeating Granada 1-0 in La Liga last weekend, Real Betis will head into this weekend’s game high on confidence after Isco scored the game’s lone goal in the 76th minute.

Although there have been far too many draws in recent weeks, the squad’s first win in Spain’s top division since the end of November nonetheless makes Manuel Pellegrini’s team formidable, having lost just one of their previous 15 league games since mid-September.

With 10 of their 20 games played, seven victories, and just three losses, the Green and Whites, together with Mallorca, have been the La Liga draw experts this year.

Ahead of Sunday’s match in Seville, Real Betis is presently positioned 10 points behind Barcelona in fourth place and one point behind Real Sociedad in sixth place in the table.

A team led by Pellegrini is unbeaten at home in the league this year, having won six and drawn four of their ten games played in front of home crowds. However, the game will be made more intriguing by the fact that Barcelona is unbeaten away from home in the top flight of Spain this year.

Following last weekend’s 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona manager Xavi came out swinging, stating that the team’s dressing room continues to offer him absolute support.

There was a lot of pressure on the Catalan team to win the Copa del Rey on Thursday. In fact, they trailed third-tier team Unionistas in the first minute of the semifinal match, but goals from Ferran Torres, Jules Kounde, and Alejandro Balde made sure the Spanish champions won 3-1.

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