In a big game, Manuel Pellegrini’s side lost 3-4 to Celta de Vigo, losing an attacking option in the fight for Champions League qualification.
Betis fell in a great game. At the end of the day on Saturday of the 20th day of La Liga, the Verdiblancos lost again at home. It was an eventful 3-4 against Celta de Vigo, whose uncertainty came until the last minute. Once again, Portugal’s Rui Silva beat Claudio Bravo in Betic’s goal.
In the desire for a place in the qualifying zone for the next Champions League, Manuel Pellegrini’s students could not fail, especially at home: the Benito Villamarín stadium. Before the Galicians, they had the opportunity to redeem themselves after the fall in midweek with Barcelona with whom they were also annoyed by the arbitration and the conceding of a controversial goal.
The duel had a constant change during its development. It was a pendulum. In the first 10 minutes, he had already scored two goals. At 6′, Celta opened the scoring on a volley from Jorgen Strand Larsen, at the near post by Rui Silva. Fortunately for the Engineer, the draw came quickly. In the 10th minute, Juanmi touched the ball, after Guardado intervened for a corner, and beat goalkeeper Iván Villar (replacing the injured Agustín Marchesín). The promised game.
Betis took the lead on 23′, thanks to Sergio Canales, who defined with a low left foot. Having the score in their favor didn’t mean a plus for the host. Before the break, Celta found the equality. Gabri Veiga hits Rui Silva and makes it 2-2 after 42 minutes. The Portuguese goalkeeper did not have his best day. The pendulum swung back and forth.
Without needing to have control of the ball, Celta knew how to manage the second half. He struck at specific times and blocked any attempt by the Verdiblancos. In the 56th minute, Gabri Veiga brings the score to 2-3, taking advantage of the defensive licenses granted by the local. Then, at 69′, the visit made the fourth, a header from defender Joseph Aidoo.
Pellegrini made changes. It included Joaquín and Ayoze Pérez, but without altering the traditional structure of its game design. It was exposed to each against the celestials, which were close to the fifth.
A window opened for the béticos in the home straight. With the help of the VAR, a penalty is awarded for an obvious handball by Mingueza. Without Borja Iglesias on the pitch, Nabil Fekir took charge of the execution and converted at 84′. In a game as changeable as this, anything can happen in the outcome, even more so with 8 more minutes. In this last period, Luiz Felipe was sent off for attacking Iago Aspas. Tempers ended up heating up.
With this new defeat, Betis appear sixth in the standings with 31 points, like Villarreal , which he lost to Enzo Roco’s Elche. He is four behind Atlético de Madrid, the last to qualify for the Champions League. The colchoneros drew 1-1 with Getafe.
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