Real Betis Balompié travel on Monday, 14 September, kicking off at 19:00 UTC, to the Estadio de la Ceramica, where a struggling Villarreal side will try to halt the best run of Real Betis's season so far.
The yellow submarine have gone five matches without a win: they lost 2-3 to Borussia Dortmund, fell 2-3 at home to Deportivo La Coruna, slipped 0-1 away at Alaves and drew 2-2 with both Atletico Madrid and Racing Santander. They sit 17th in La Liga.
Manuel Pellegrini's side are fifth with 9 points from 4 games and have won their last two matches, most recently 3-2 at Lille through a Marc Bartra double and a Tommy Parrott goal. Before that they beat Real Madrid 1-0 courtesy of Parrott's 81st-minute strike, after losing 5-2 at Levante.
The Chilean coach cannot call on Aitor Ruibal, Antony or Cucho Hernandez, all sidelined, and their progress can be tracked on the injuries page. The last meeting between the two sides went to Real Betis, 2-0 at the Benito Villamarin on 17 January.
The full squad available to Pellegrini is listed on the squad page, and the rest of the league schedule can be checked on fixtures.
