Madrid, Spain — As April dawns, Barcelona and Real Betis dey see wetin dem fit achieve this season wey remain. Barcelona don dey enjoy nine consecutive victories for La Liga, dey chase triplet wey go include the Copa and Champions League titles. Betis self dey follow suit with six wins wey don put dem for Champions League race after dem finally win dem first derby in almost seven years.
Barcelona, wey don already secure Supercopa title, dey lead La Liga and dema eyes don set on another Copa final. Meanwhile, Betis go face Jagellonia on Thursday for Conference League, as dem dey eye further glory.
Manuel Pellegrini, the Betis coach, don turn di team around since early this year. After dem face serious wahala with two consecutive losses (1-0 to Valladolid and 1-3 to Alavés) and a crushing defeat of 5-1 against Barcelona for Copa, di team don bounce back strong with two new players: Antony and Cucho Hernández, wey don help Isco lead di team go better level. Despite Isco’s absence on suspension, Pellegrini don manage to guide di team back to form.
This turn-around don show say at 71 years, Pellegrini still sabi wetin e dey do as he dey constantly analyze di performance of his players. Barcelona, under di management of Hansi Flick, dey also cruise. Di team redy to take on any challenge, but dem go need to maintain di energy level as dem dey prepare for four more league games and two Champions League fixtures within three weeks.
Dem eyes on players like Robert Lewandowski, wey dey target di pichichi (top scorer) and di Golden Boot. Raphinha and Lamine dey face fatigue issues but Flick sabi wetin e dey do as he manage di squad wisely for di challenging schedule.
Pellegrini go adjust his team for di Conference match against Jagellonia, but both coaches dey know say dem must field di best players as di remaining matches dey crucial for both teams. For Barça and Betis, di journey continues as dem dey ride di wave of success.
