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title: "Absences for Real Betis and Barcelona ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga"
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description: "Real Betis host Barcelona in Matchday 9 of LaLiga on 17 October, with both sides missing players through injury."
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# Absences for Real Betis and Barcelona ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga

Real Betis host Barcelona in Matchday 9 of LaLiga on 17 October, with both sides missing players through injury.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 16 October 2026، 07:36 ، updated 21:54 Saudi time

![Absences for Real Betis and Barcelona ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/ce70d054a3e1ce133e8521dfe3af81fd77be85fc.webp)

Absences for Real Betis and Barcelona ahead of Matchday 9 clash in LaLiga

[Barcelona](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/barcelona-224) travel to face [Real Betis](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/real-betis-215) in a clash between the two sides in Matchday 9 of [LaLiga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/laliga-16) for the 2026/27 season.

The match will be played on 17 October 2026 at 19:30 Damascus time, and will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Hosts Real Betis will be without [Junior Firpo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/h%C3%A9ctor-junior-firpo-adames-6172) and [Aitor Ruibal](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/aitor-ruibal-6194) due to injury, in addition to the absence of [Iker Losada](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/iker-losada-aragunde-6190) for other reasons.

Barcelona, meanwhile, will go into the match without three players: Bardghji, [Andreas Bødtker Christensen](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andreas-b%C3%B8dtker-christensen-6470) and [F. de Jong](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/f-de-jong-6487), all of whom are absent due to injury.

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