Barcelona's brilliant frontline went missing as Hansi Flick's side passed up the chance to take full advantage of Atletico Madrid's defeat.

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has provided an explanation for the absence of star frontman Robert Lewandowski from his side which faced off with Real Betis.Barca are of course fresh off a 2nd

Barcelona has again been bested by Getafe’s defense and held to 1-1 in La Liga. Jules Koundé put Barcelona ahead but the hosts leveled and clamped down for to split the points.

Barcelona could only muster a 1-1 draw at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga as they were unable to recover ground on the top two in the Spanish title race. On Sunday Spanish and European champions Real Madrid,

Hansi Flick will field a highly competitive eleven this Saturday with the aim of recovering points in LaLiga, where until recently he was the sole leader.

Pedri and Marc Casado are set to start as the two defensive midfielders in this game. Raphinha will be the left midfielder and Lamine Yamal will be the right midfielder. Both of these players will provide the width to the team. Gavi is set to start as the centre attacking midfielder.

With Inigo Martinez coming off injured in the Spanish Supercup final, Ronald Araujo was sent on with just one appearance under his belt against Real Madrid. The Uruguayan was in excellent form, with

Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Getafe on Saturday as Mauro Arambarri's strike cancelled out Jules Kounde's opener to extend the visitors' winless run in LaLiga to four matches.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski was delighted helping the team in their Supercopa final win against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid came out looking for some payback in the latest “clasico” against Barcelona but ended up being embarrassed again.

Barca are on a roll before a crucial part of the season and made light work of Betis to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals

Barcelona are back in LaLiga action on Saturday away at Getafe, with the hosts battling relegation ahead of the Estadio Coliseum matchup. Hansi Flick's men have lost their last two in the Spanish top division to drop to third in the standings,