Barcelona are currently navigating its most difficult period under Hansi Flick, with the team slowly ebbing away from Real Madrid at the top of the table. This difficult period began over a month ago with a stunning 4-1 collapse away to Sevilla, which marked their first league defeat of the season. This was followed by the painful 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in El Clasico on October 26, a result that allowed their biggest rivals to pull further ahead.
Starting with the hosts, while Real Betis might have suffered major Europa Conference League heartbreak back on May 28th as they fell to a 4-1 drumming against Chelsea over in Poland, Manuel Pellegrini's men haven't shown any signs of a hangover this time around. Last seen over the weekend putting in a thumping performance as they cruised their way to a 3-1 victory at home against Real Sociedad,