Barça visit Betis in La Cartuja aiming to keep 8-for-8 and chase a record

FC Barcelona head to La Cartuja this Saturday to face Real Betis with a clear target: keep their perfect League run of eight wins (8-8) and go for a historic start by winning nine straight matches.

Betis arrive boosted after thrashing Osasuna (5-2) and coming back to beat Porto (3-2) in European action. Despite Manuel Pellegrini’s good moment, the Barça side, led by Hansi Flick, are described as virtually unstoppable across competitions, having dropped no points.

Recent meetings in Seville lean blue-and-white. Barcelona’s last defeat there was in the Copa del Rey in 2011 (3-1), while the tie was already secured thanks to a 5-0 win at Camp Nou; in League games, the previous loss dates to 2008 (3-2), followed by a record of 25 Barça wins, five draws and two Betis wins. As Mundo Deportivo details, counting Copa del Rey and the Supercopa, the last 30 clashes bring 23 Barça wins, five draws and just two Betis victories.

The game also has a special thread for Lamine Yamal, who debuted for Barça against Betis in April 2023 at Spotify Camp Nou.