Juanmi Jiménez scored a great goal for Real Betis to 1-0 over Barcelona | VIDEO

Xavi Hernández lost his unbeaten record as Barcelona coach after losing 1-0 to Real Betis at the Camp Nou in the Santander League. Juan Miguel Jiménez scored the winning goal that meant a bucket of cold water for the Barça fans.

At 78 minutes, Barcelona neglected their defensive line, Canales was projected on the right and gave it to Tello. Then this player assisted Jiménez who scored 1-0 in favor of Real Betis.

With this result, the Barça team is in seventh place with 23 points and the leader Real Madrid is 13 points ahead. In the middle of the week, the culé cast will have to face Bayern Munich in Germany for the last date of the group stage of the Champions League. The squad led by Xavi Hernández is obliged to win to qualify.

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Since the arrival of Xavi Hernández, the sensations are better in Barcelona. With the new DT there are three games in a row without defeats (one draw and two victories). Given this, the Catalan team will seek for the first time in the campaign to chain three consecutive successes.

Although, the culé cast will do it without Ansu Fati, who needs more time than expected to recover. While Sergi Roberto will undergo an operation on his right leg. The absences of Pedri, Martin Braithwaite and ‘Kun’ Agüero are known.

“Due to the urgencies we have, each game will be vital for us and we will have to face them all as a final, tomorrow’s and also next Wednesday in Munich,” said Xavi Hernández in the waiting room.

For its part, Real Betis is experiencing a great present on all fronts that it disputes. In LaLiga it is located in the fifth box with 27 points (four more than Barcelona), it also entered the next round in the Copa del Rey and the Europa League.

For the clash at the Camp Nou, coach Manuel Pellegrini will not be able to count on Nabil Fekir, but will be replaced by Sergio Canales. While Héctor Bellerín returns on the right wing and Alex Moreno on the other side. Both with a past in the lower levels of a Catalan store.