Barcelona Chases Historical Record Against Betis

Barcelona is preparing for a special encounter against Real Betis this evening at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium, in the team's final home match in the Spanish League, in a game that carries both historical and farewell significance, according to the Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo'.

Barcelona enters the match having secured the Spanish League title for the 2025/2026 season, following a victory in the Clasico against Real Madrid. However, the team still has an additional goal of finishing the season with a perfect home win record.

The Catalan team currently boasts 18 wins from 18 home matches and needs a new victory against Betis to achieve an unprecedented record in the history of the Spanish League under its current format of 20 teams.

The Spanish newspaper noted that the last team to achieve a perfect home record was Real Madrid in the 1985/1986 season, but the league at that time was held with only 17 teams. The last similar achievement for Barcelona dates back to the 1958/1959 and 1959/1960 seasons under coach Helenio Herrera.

Barcelona also continues its impressive scoring record at home, having scored at least one goal in the last 30 league matches at home, the best streak for the club since the period between February 2018 and December 2019 under Ernesto Valverde.

The match also holds special significance for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who is preparing to play one of his last matches in Barcelona's jersey after announcing his departure at the end of the current season.

Coach Hans Flick is expected to make some adjustments to the starting lineup, with Lamine Yamal absent due to injury, and Frenkie de Jong not fully fit, while there are doubts about Marcus Rashford's participation after missing recent training sessions.

Flick confirmed the participation of Juan Garcia and Lewandowski in the starting lineup, in a match where Barcelona aims to end its home season in the best possible way, amidst a festive atmosphere following the title win.