Barcelona have a big test at Betis. The fans at the Benito Villamarín can raise hell

There aren’t many tougher away games in La Liga than when you have to go to Benito Villamarín. Barcelona can confirm today how serious they are about the title, but they have to deal with Betis at their stadium, which is usually a tough task.

La Liga is in its midst. Barcelona are in first place, having accumulated 47 points in 18 games. Real Madrid is second with 42 points and Real Sociedad is third with 39 points.

Barcelona thus has everything in its hands, it can even afford to lose to Real Madrid. But it would have to manage all the other matches, which will definitely not be easy. And one of those is coming up tonight.

The Catalans will play tonight at the Estadio Benito Villamarín, where they are definitely not going for three free points. Real Betis is extremely strong at home, having lost only once in eight games, to Atlético Madrid.

They owe their strong home environment mainly to their fans, who can create a hot green hell. It all starts with the pre-match show, when two musicians enter the stadium, which is shrouded in darkness, and get the fans in the mood.

First, on the saxophone, Quevedo’s song “quedate”, which the Betis fans have re-titled “otra vez” and made their own chant to commemorate the 2022 Copa del Rey victory, followed by the violin song “Stereo Love”, which will get all 66,000 fans fired up.

There will be great players like Nabil Fékir, Borja Iglesias and Sergio Canales. Barcelona will not have an easy time in Seville on Wednesday at 9pm.

Source: Real Betis, La Liga