At Betis Seville, the departure of Youssouf Sabaly (30 years, 3 matches in this championship season) for the times spent at the CAN. The right back, victim of a muscle injury with Senegal last September, then a fall two months later, has not played with his club since August.

In this context, the conductors will not deal with the conflict in Côte d’Ivoire. More than surprise, the daily As even speaks of a feeling of anger within the Spanish club which only has one left side available, namely Aitor Ruibal, Hector Bellerin and bless.