Thanks to a superb goal from Sergi Altimira, the green and white team won 1-0 away. The engineer overcame heavy losses. Today the departure of Borja Iglesias to Germany was confirmed.
Real Betis Balompié led by Manuel Pellegrini added a victory which serves to improve the appearance. Lowering of the curtain for the day on Saturday 22, The Verdiblancos beat Mallorca 1-0, in Son Moix.
The match was important for the Engineer’s store to get back on its feet, given the poor results that affected its development during the season. In fact, until the visit to Palma de Mallorca, they had only won one of the four matches played that year. To face the team of Mexican Javier Aguirre, the Chilean coach added several losses, including that of Claudio Bravo.
Also, before the match, Borja Iglesias’ loan to Bayer Leverkusen has been confirmed until the end of the campaign. Betis lost one of their main offensive alternatives, although the Panda did not have much consistency.
A decimated Betis came out to play against Mallorca with Nabil Fekir in false 9, supported by the line of three made up of Luiz Henrique, Isco and Assane Diao. The Engineer didn’t have many more variants to use. In the second half, Willian José entered. Towards the end of the first part, The visit found the opening of the account thanks to an excellent score from Sergi Altimira, with a shot from outside the area. One of the central midfielders came forward and emerged as a finishing option, which ended up having an effect.
In contrast, Mallorca stood further forward on the pitch and sought the tie with more dynamism than clear football. Betis had the advantage and had a few chances to counterattack, but they didn’t finish effectively.
The Andalusians secured victory, their second of the year. The other three matches in 2024 ended in defeats: 2-1 with Celta de Vigo, 1-0 against Alavés (for the Copa del Rey) and 4-2 with Barcelona. With today’s result, The Chilean coach’s team appears in seventh position in the standings with 34 points, two behind sixth place Real Sociedad, this is qualification for the Conference League. One of the Engineer’s goals is to once again lead his team to a European Cup.
The La Liga leader is Real Madrid, who beat Las Palmas 2-1. Meringues have 54 points, two more than Girona. Third in the standings, 10 behind the White House, is Barcelona, who lost 5-2 at home to Villarreal. After the fall, coach Xavi Hernández announced that he would leave at the end of the season.
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