Real Betis of Manuel Pellegrini achieved a very important victory in La Liga, where they defeated Villarreal and approached one of the great objectives of the current campaign.
The Verdiblancos have been going strong for a while now hand in hand with the Engineer, also being protagonists at an international level. Of course They have lacked “the weight” to play in the UEFA Champions League. Well, that debt could be settled this season.
Triumph of Pellegrini’s Betis
On the 20th date of La Liga, Real Betis received Villarreal as a local. The Verdiblancos had just triumphed last week in the Copa del Rey against Elche, but now the challenge was very different, since They faced one of the best clubs in Spain.
The Yellow Submarine came into the duel in 3rd place in the championship and with eight wins in the last nine La Liga games. Background that would scare anyone, but not to the team led by Manuel Pellegriniwho was able to celebrate before the club he commanded between 2004 and 2009.
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Real Betis won 2-0 against Villarreal and rises like a plane in La Liga. After a fairly tight first half, they defined everything in the complement thanks to goals from Aitor Ruibal and Pablo Fornals in 57′ and 83′, respectively.
With the victory, the Andalusians were in the 6th place with 32 points6 units behind Atlético Madrid, the last club that is going to the UEFA Champions League. However, Spanish football could add a fifth place according to its performance at European level.
If it happens that Spain I understand extra ticket to Championsthat’s where Espanyol in the 5th place with 34 points appears much more attainable for Real Betis. In addition, there is a lot of cloth left to cut in La Liga. The engineer wants to direct again in the Europe’s most important club tournament.
