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The center back faces Real Betis against Real Sociedad, the team in which he has played the most games as a professional
He Real Sociedad – Real Betis It will be a very special match for Diego Llorente. The center-back returns to Anoeta after leaving the Guipuzcoan team in 2020 in a remarkable period of three seasons in which he played 88 official matches with the blue and white team, with which he was proclaimed champion of the Copa del Rey in the 2019-20 season. It is the only title in the Madrid native’s career. Real is the team in which Llorente has played the most games and that is why the distinguished status of this clash for the defender, key in Manuel’s schemes Pellegrini and that he will be the starter in the initial formation, surely accompanied by Bartra.
The fact is that Llorente trained in the youth academy of real Madrid and lived transfers to Rayo Vallecano and Málaga until he was transferred by the white team to Real Sociedad for eleven million euros in the summer of 2017. After standing out under the orders of Eusebio Sacristán and Imanol Alguacil, Llorente was called up on several occasions by the Spanish soccer team and his The price grew significantly until he was transferred to Leeds for 20 million in the summer of 2020.
In different interviews, Llorente has referred with great affection to Real Sociedad and Imanol, pointing out that “he is one of those coaches that sticks in your mind because he was very important for me. I’m happy for everything that happens to him except when he faces Betis. Imanol He is an example at the coaching and youth level. I arrived in San Sebastián when I was relatively young with my partner and left it more mature, forming a family with my daughter, with many friends and experiences. Both sportingly and personally it enriched me a lot and I have very good memories.”
Llorente already faced Real Sociedad on two occasions after his departure but not in Anoeta. With the leeds played a friendly against the Basque team and with the Rome crossed into the 2022-23 Europa League. Llorente played in the first leg in the Italian capital but was injured and was substituted at half-time. The following week he could not be in the return duel in San Sebastián. Now he has the opportunity to do so in the ranks of Betis.
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