Estadio de La Cartuja

Valles has been really, really good in goal.

Pablo Fornalza is still kicking feels like he's been around forever so yeah we'll see Betis at home Barca's doing a lot of travel they were in Turkey midweek now they're going to La Cartuja so we'll see we'll see some drop points there would be super helpful but all Atleti can control is their own outcomes and winning back-to-back weeks at Alaves and Espanyol is outstanding And again, when Plan A and Plan B and Plan C don't really work out, Giuliano Simeone doesn't have a great game today.

Plays all 90 minutes.

A pretty uneven 90 minutes.

The 29-year-old Brazilian international completed the entire squad session without physical discomfort, signaling his imminent readiness for competitive action.

While Rafinha is pushing to be included in the traveling squad for Saturday's Triquila Liga fixture against Real Batiste at Estadio de la Cartuja, coaching and medical staff are taking a measured, long-term approach to his recovery timeline.

The player and the medical team have identified Tuesday's Marquee UEFA Champions League matchday three clash against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes as his primary target for a starting comeback.

Flick is expected to manage Rafinha's minutes conservatively over the weekend to ensure he reaches peak explosive acceleration and stamina for the high-stakes European encounter in the French capital.

You know, Betis obviously not playing at the Villa, Villa Marine at the moment because it's under redevelopment.

They're playing at La Cartuja, which has a running track, which isn't ideal in terms of, you know, how you're gonna create an atmosphere, but it was deafening in there tonight.

And, you know, seeing and listening to journalists who were there, seeing the videos of, of the fans in the stands, it is just absolutely amazing.

And I was seeing a lot of things on the kind of Betis fan sites and, and, and F- Twitter pages that I followed before the game, people being like, "You might not remember who scored or what the result was when we played this, but you'll remember where you were when you heard that anthem ring out, you know, whilst you were standing amongst the Betis faithful." And I was like, "Yeah, that's an incredible thing to be able to experience after such a long wait." And then the fact that the game lived up to the billing as well I think is just absolutely incredible.

Reminding ourselves 1982 when Aston Villa won this title, reminding ourselves two years ago playing in the Champions League, how much we enjoyed it, how much we competed at the highest level.

Elsewhere in Europe tonight, Troy Power will hope to play a part for his club Real Betis as they welcome Porto to La Cartuja.

Jose Mourinho goes back to his old club Roma as Real Madrid play in the Italian capital.

Shakhtar Donetsk play their Champions League tie in Stamford Bridge as that is their nominated home venue for the European competition this year.

Yeah, it really is.

And it'll be another match with a, a really great atmosphere, which is a, a real testament to those Betis fans because, of course, they're in their home away from home at La Cartuja at, at, at the moment.

But, you know, they certainly brought the noise with them when they moved across the, the, the city.

Isco back in form with a couple of goals in the 5-2 win over Osasuna at the weekend.

And God bless Manuel Pellegrini.

This is the club's best ever start to a campaign in the top division, and the performance at La Cartuja was absolutely exceptional.

Okay, they let Osasuna back into the game, but then Betis did that thing which is the territory of special sides.

They snapped their jaws shut, bit off the fight back before it could do proper damage, and finished on a goal-scoring high.