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Real Betis (3-4-2-1) Pau Lopez; Mandi, Bartra, Sidnei; Joaquin, Carvalho, Guardado, Tello; Lo Celso, Cbades; Jese.
Substitutes: Robles, Emerson, Diego Lainez, Javi Garcia, Kaptum, Loren, Sergio Leon.
Barcelona (4-D-2) ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets; Rakitic, Vidal; Arthur; Messi, Suarez.
Substitutes: Cillessen, Semedo, Umtiti, Alena, Coutinho, Malcom, Boateng.
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Pop quiz, hotshot. What happened on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 3966 days ago? Yes, ah ah, very good, you should try to get up. The real answer, which relates to tonight's La Liga coverage, is that this is the last time a team completes the league double against Barcelona.
Real Madrid hooked Frank Rijkaard's side 4-1 that night and our Sid went to town because of his team's pathetic performance. Many things have changed since then. This match was pre-Pep, pre-MSN, or even pre-Dmytro Chygrynskiy. This is a staggering statistic, almost 11 years old without being beaten at home and away by the same team during the same season. And this shows the magnitude of what Real Betis could achieve tonight, having already won 4-3 at Camp Nou in November.
Barcelona has been undefeated since in La Liga since then, however, and comes in a slightly terrifying form. They are heading to another title, which will be their eighth in 11 seasons. They have come a long way in the last 3966 days.
The send-off is at 20:45 in Seville, 19:45 in Great Britain.
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