Manuel Pellegrini appreciated the prelude to the match that Betis faces against Alicante in the Copa el Rey and made it clear that his intention is to fight for everything in this new scenario: “I don’t know if the Cup is the competition that generates the most excitement, but it is one more way to reach Europe. We had a thorn last year with that defeat that prevented us from trying to reach the final. Hopefully we will have the same performance than in this season. “
Possible rotations: “Those who have played the least are not going to play. The load was even, there will be changes with respect to LaLiga. We will try to make the best team to win this game. Then we will see the game against Barcelona. In principle we go almost with all the campus “.
Absences for Alicante: “One of those who does not travel is Canales, he has some discomfort and it would not be good to risk it. Guido also comes with a significant load of games, Montoya is still injured. We will not be able to count on them.”
Alicante: “We play on a natural grass pitch. It will be in normal conditions. Hopefully the weather helps us. We are studying the rival. Fekir? He is among those mentioned.”
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* Data updated as of November 30, 2021
Renewal: “When you are interested, there can be an agreement, the important thing is that both parties are happy. But it is not a priority now. I cannot answer that now, the key is that both parties want to continue and that is good. They are things that will be seen in time. “
Personal challenge: “I don’t think it is, each game is a challenge for me. Each game is different, I hope we reach higher than what we achieved with Betis.”
Champions League: “Nothing is ever unattainable as long as mathematics says so. You have to aspire to everything, then reality will be different. We are not thinking about what will happen in the month of May, we only want to score points to continue with the same enthusiasm. “Trained? I see the team trained to fight the three points against Barça this Saturday after playing in the Cup. In May I don’t know. A week ago we were a disaster.”
Canteranos: “Fran Delgado is not mentioned, he had a very difficult week. Kike is on the list, like Joel Robles, Dani Rebollo and Rui Silva.”
Golden Ball: “I think that whatever Messi wins is fair.”
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