Real Betis and Barcelona have named their starting teams for their meeting at the Estadio de La Cartuja in La Liga on Saturday. Barca are seeking a third straight win in all competitions and started the latest round of fixtures third, a point above Real Madrid and five clear of fifth-placed SevillaThe hosts began Saturday five points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the table, having won all eight of their Liga fixtures.Hansi Flicks side have won all 10 of their games in all competitions this season following their 4-1 victory at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday. La Liga, Round 9Real BetisBET 17/10/2026 17:30 BarcelonaBAR Venue Estadio de la Cartuja Referee Ricardo De Burgos BengoetxeaBetis confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaReal Betis: Valles, Bellerin, Bernal, Ceballos, Ezzalzouli, Fornals, Garcia, Gomez, Llorente, Lo Celso, HernandezSubstitutes: To followBarcelona full line up vs Real BetisBarcelona: Joan Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Xavi Espart, Jules Kounde, Gerard Martin, Pedri, Rodri, Fermin Lopez, Lamine Yamal, Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel JesusSubstitutes: To followWhere to watch Betis vs Barca: TV channel, live online streamKick-off on Saturday is at 17:30 BST (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 2 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.A Premier Sports subscription costs �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Heres the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.Real Betis vs Barcelona La Liga statsBetis are winless in 11 meetings with Barcelona in all competitions (D2), losing 3-1 away and 5-3 at home last seasonThey are without a victory in 15 Liga games at home to Barca (D5) since a 4-1 victory in September 2005, which is their only triumph in 20 such encounters this centurySince losing 5-2 at Levante on August 29, Betis have won six of their seven matches in all competitions (D1), including four successive home winsFollowing 1-0 wins over Real Madrid and Getafe, they have beaten Osasuna 5-2 and Porto 3-2 to help ensure that only Barca (34) and Atleti and Madrid (19 each) had bettered their tally of 14 goals in this seasons top flight before Saturdays actionBefore the latest round of matches, only Barca (66) and Madrid (57) had produced more attempts on target in the 2026/27 Liga than Betis (52)Barcelona have 88 wins to Betis 30 in the all-time head-to-head, scoring 342 goals to their opponents 167, with the sides sharing 26 drawsBarca all-time top scorer Lionel Messis 26 goals against Betis put the eight-time Ballon dOr winner 12 ahead of any other marksman in the history of the fixtureFormer Blaugranes forwards Sandor Kocsis (12), Samuel Etoo (11) and Luis Suarez (10) are the other players to have reached double figures in the fixtureWith 12 goals in seven league appearances this season, Raphina is averaging 1.71 per Liga game and was five ahead of his nearest rivals in the top-scorer charts before Saturdays games, having played a game lessEspanyols Javi Hernandez started the day as the only player to have matched Lamine Yamals total of five Liga assists, with Barca team-mate Anthony Gordon outright second after setting up four goalsLatest updated La Liga table La Liga 2026 Spain Primera Divisin #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Barcelona88003472724 W W W W W 2 Atletico Madrid86111881019 W W W W W 3 Real Betis8611149519 W D W W W 4 Real Madrid86021981118 W L W W L 5 Sevilla84221312114 D L W W D 6 Real Sociedad84131215-313 W W L W D 7 Alaves8323128411 L D L L W 8 Deportivo La Coruna92521312111 D L D L D 9 Celta Vigo81528628 D W D D D 10 Athletic Club62227618 D D W W L 11 Villarreal8224131308 L W W L L 12 Espanyol8224111108 L D L L W 13 Rayo Vallecano72231116-58 D W L W L 14 Getafe8224410-68 L W L D D 15 Racing Santander82241323-108 D L L W L 16 Osasuna8224818-108 L D L L L 17 Levante81431216-47 D D L L D 18 Elche81341117-66 D W L D L 19 Valencia8125615-95 D L W L L 20 Malaga8044413-94 D L L D D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 6 : Promotion Conference League (Qualification) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation LaLiga2 Topics FC Barcelona Hansi Flick LaLiga Lamine Yamal Raphinha Real Betis If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Real Madrid demand immediate Tebas resignation over morally repugnant Goebbels comparison Nicholas McGee 16th October, 2026 Bellingham reportedly agrees new long-term Madrid contract Nicholas McGee 16th October, 2026 Getafe president confirms talks to sign Sancho Nicholas McGee 16th October, 2026 Tip of the Day: Wolves to get back on track, Deportivo to continue fine LaLiga start Nicholas McGee 16th October, 2026 Real Betis v Barcelona: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 15th October, 2026 Champions League round-up: Dortmund stunned by Bodo/Glimt as Feyenoord edge past Como Mitch Fretton 14th October, 2026
