The experience that Manuel Pellegrini has in the world of football has led him to have to deal with all kinds of situations. At Betis it couldn’t be less. In his first four seasons as Betis coach, he and the team have done nothing but grow hand in hand sportingly, continually putting the Verdiblanco team in Europe and winning a Copa del Rey. And in the fifth, the one that is being played now, the moment that the Betic team is going through leads us to think that the LaLiga campaign will once again be important. Despite the significant losses and the fact that some players after several games at a high level may drop to the next game, the team always competes and never falls. It is the premise of the Heliopolitans with the Santiago team in charge. In the match of the twelfth day against Athletic at the Nuevo San Mamés it happened again. Pellegrini only made one change in the starting eleven compared to the one that started the clash a week earlier against Atlético de Madrid. Bellerín, after not playing that match or the Cup match against Gévora due to muscle overload, returned to the team to the detriment of Aitor, who will be out for several weeks. The Catalan suffered the unspeakable every time the Williams brothers entered on his side and as a result he left the game after the break.Desktop Code
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The match had the incentive that whoever won it would be fourth in LaLiga. Atlético de Madrid won their match at noon against Las Palmas and surpasses Villarreal in the table, which has not played its league match this week due to the DANA that has mainly devastated the Valencian Community. And, after what was seen on the grass of the Biscayan stadium, the one who wanted to win it was Athletic. Ernesto Valverde’s men dominated and had the clearest chances. Nothing more than in the first half, three balls to the posts, a miraculous shot outside of Sancet that seemed to finish with his ankle looking at San Sebastián and a point-blank save from Rui Silva, was the income that the local team was accumulating to try overcome the shock. But Betis left on their feet at half-time. And Pellegrini had a lot to do with the green and white team’s improvement in the second half. Triple change at half-time that gave the team a very different look on the pitch, more committed, more competitive and with more desire to try to win the game. The Chilean coach brought in Sabaly, Iker Losada and Assane and took out Bellerín, Altimira and Chimy Ávila. And shortly after Betis settled in this way, the surprise came in the form of 0-1 on the scoreboard. Surprise from what we have seen so far in the game. In the 52nd minute, an arrival from Assane from the right ended with a cross from the Senegalese at the height of the penalty spot, where Fornals appeared to put the Heliopolitan team ahead. Iker Losada had the option of 0 to 2 for Betis , but, after a great Betic counterattack in which Vitor Roque, Abde and Assane participated. Athletic had reappeared just in the previous play with a lot of danger in the Betic area. Valverde also wisely moved his cast. In the 65th minute, Berenguer entered the game for Djaló and, just over two minutes later, with the first ball he touched, he tied the duel. Center by De Marcos from the right, Bartra and Llorente, in the only mistake they had during the match, did not reduce their zone, Rui Silva made a false start, and the red-and-white winger headed the ball into the back of the goal. But then the figure of the Portuguese goalkeeper emerged so that Betis could bring a point in their luggage from Loiu airport. First he saved the second goal against a shot from Ander Herrera and then, in a few minutes of true madness in which either of the two could have won, another one-on-one in an action that continued with a Betic counterattack led by Abde. The Moroccan opened to the right for Assane but Gorosabel cleared. The ball remained in the air and Agirrezabala, the local goalkeeper, appeared to clear it before Bakambú could hit the shot. Athletic Club match details: Agirrezabala; De Marcos (Gorosabel, d. 78), Vivian, Paredes, Yuri; De Galarreta (Ander Herrera, m. 69), Prados (Unai Gómez, m. 78); Iñaki Williams, Sancet (Martón, d. 69), Nico Williams; and Djaló (Berenguer, m. 65). Real Betis: Rui Silva; Bellerín (Sabaly, m. 46), Bartra (Natan, m. 88), Llorente, Perraud; Fornals, Cardoso, Altimira (Iker Losada, d. 46), Abde; Chimy Ávila (Assane Diao, d. 46) and Vitor Roque (Bakambu, d. 71). Goals: 0-1, m. 52: Fornals. 1-1, m. 68: Berenguer. Referee: Alberola Rojas (La Mancha Committee). No cards. Incidents: 46,898 spectators at the Nuevo San Mamés, with the presence of Betis fans in all the stands of the stadium. Match corresponding to the 12th day of LaLiga 24-25. A respectful minute of silence was held in memory of the victims of DANA that has affected, mainly the Valencian Community. Final tie and both teams happy. In the end, fourth place in LaLiga is maintained by Villarreal despite not playing their match. Osasuna surpasses both Athletic and Betis in the standings and the green and white will have a new opportunity against Celta, next Sunday at the Villamarín, to continue the winning streak. First, we have to beat Celje in the Conference League.
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