The green and white team were beaten by those led by Xavi in a performance to forget. The Andalusian media tried to explain the fall, but were harsh in their analysis of the match, emphasizing that the coach had his mind set on the Europa League.
Real Betis had one of its worst presentations during the Manuel Pellegrini period. The green and whites were beaten by Barcelona 5-0 where they had virtually no resistance. The Engineer recognized the emotional shock such a defeat represents. “It hurts physically and mentally. We had several one-on-ones and couldn’t convert in the first half. With the score in front, they dominated and in the second half we took risks and their goals came with more space,” he noted.
In Andalusia, there is great concern. The local press expresses its concern about the performance of Beticos. The way The Seville Diario is harsh in his analysis of commitment. “On the scale of ridiculousness. The match was at that level. a Bétis which lasted 62 minutes, a little over an hour just when Ferran brought the score to 3-0,” they explain.
In a subtitle of its commentary, the newspaper looks for virtues, but does not find them, highlighting what it considers the “Achilles heel” of the Chilean team. “Very few in number and overshadowed by countless flaws. The most worrying thing was the drop in the competitive level. “Too easy for Barça,” they say.
For the sake of the name, they do not save individualities either. “Few players could be saved in the Betis eleven, a team without regularity and without rhythm facing an opponent of immense quality and much more physical. Wolves like De Jong or Gavi devoured the weak Heliopolitan midfielder, whose defensive system was leaking from the start,” they say.
On the other hand, the portal Sports stadium It’s less harsh in his column, but in any case they highlight the poor performance of Betis. “Chadi Riad and Sergi Altimira, whom the “Engineer” had classified as future projects, had to “fuck it” in front of their training team due to human losses and workforce reductions,” they say.
In your notes section, Manuel Pellegrini gave it a rating of 4.0. . “He wanted to be consistent and opted more for Glasgow than for Barcelona, giving rest to those who needed it (Guido, Abde and Pezzella), in addition to showing that he has few resources, with uncontrollable losses and controllable. He made changes and everything was decided thinking more about the Europa League. Maybe, in a way, he betrayed himself a little. “, because he always thought of the most immediate match, although it is true that, in the weeks following his return from international matches, he never lines up those who cover the most distance or who bring the more minutes,” they suggest.
The newspaper ABC of Seville Meanwhile, he gives all the credit to those led by Xavi. “Quality hand. “Betis showed their face, but Barça simply have better players.” they estimate.
“Those who deserved it scored and those who needed it scored, as if the magic of the Three Kings had worked, in an evening that seemed to be the starting point towards better times for Barça. Reconciliation match with an idea of football with which the team had not been connected for a long time”, they add. in the same media.
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