I'd be surprised if Valverde uses this system against us.
La Liga 2018/19
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Freekick to Barca, right on edge of box. We will have to be wary of that.
Messi to take. Right in the net. 0-1.
Can’t stop the genius.
Neat goal
Messi being Messi.
What a gem of a FK by Messi
Keeper has to move his feet quicker there.
No stupid fouls around the box please.
Goalkeepers side that, shouldn't have scored
great goal but man, Betis got nothing in that attack and Barca got freekick at first rougher contact 
I didn't see the replays so referee probably got that correct.
I didn't see the replays so referee probably got that correct.Ashley Young n Chris Smalling give so many freekicks away too. Scary.
The players play in the international break. What's the point of having your first team in a meaningless game?
Just tires players and risks one of them gets injured.
Malcom should be pissed at Valverde for the treatment he got this season.
Hopefully Messi slows down a bit as we have seen over the years in the late stages of CL. Although with the form he has shown recently I do think he will be on fire against us. We need to play good on all levels to stop them.
That Betis player lying on the floor behind the wall for messi’s freekick. Fail
That Betis player lying on the floor behind the wall for messi’s freekick. Fail
Barca pressing is so good at the front , going to be a real pain for us considering we have DDG,Young and Smalling in defence
This is really fast paced. I've not watched any La Liga this season (because it's not on Sky) but I don't remember games being like this.
Great game this.
Betis usually play Barcelona well.
They're 5th in Europe for average possession per game.
Enjoyable game so far - Betis deserve something for their efforts really.
It amazes me how Sergi Roberto is our starting RB.
Semedo has one bad game and he's back on the bench while this guy is a real weak link in the back gets a free pass by Valverde no matter how many mistakes he has every game. He cannot defend worth a lick and lets even some of the weaker attackers do him in.
Semedo has one bad game and he's back on the bench while this guy is a real weak link in the back gets a free pass by Valverde no matter how many mistakes he has every game. He cannot defend worth a lick and lets even some of the weaker attackers do him in.
Then he should watch the game at Barca cause that'll likely be the set up.
Not always a sign of a fun watch. Chelsea are 4th!
We will get slapped by Barca. Messi is hitting form and he can carry a team playing near his top level. Hopefully he will dissapear like he did in Rome last season.
That should have been 2-0. Bad miss from Suarez
Suarez is garbage. He really, really is
wait a bit Suarez ffs
Suarez
Suarez scuffs the ball 8 out of 10 times. Can’t wait to get rid of him to be honest.
Barca turning it on now.
We can get at this lot if we play close to our best. As long as we don't freeze it'll be a great game.
Well yea you guys are bad
But you know what I meant
Teams who play open vs Barcelona nowadays usually make for good games.
Suarez might raise his game Vs us because of obvious reasons but he is not very good at all now
Suárez is losing the killer instinct.
Aye, but he scores the odd good goal or assist & some will tell you how world class he is!
Still has his moments of course, but his all round game has regressed a lot.
Edit: As I type this, Suarez with a great assist
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Correction. Messi is they key for this 18-19 season.
Betis plays a really good brand of football btw. Very impressed as I don't watch them too often, but have heard a few good things about their manager, Setien, on the Caf.
Now it is 2-0. Messi.