In their second appearance in the championship stage of the UEFA tournament, the green and white team drew 1–1 against Copenhagen Denmark, playing at home. The Engineer’s team adds a point out of 6 played. Darío Osorio had better luck in the Europa League.
Betis had to chart its course on the continental scene. After his debut with a defeat in Conference League 2024-2025 1-0 against Legia Warsaw from Poland, the green and white team had the opportunity to recover at home. This couldn’t happen. At the Benito Villamarín stadium, The Andalusians chewed out a bitter 1-1 draw against Copenhagen of Denmark, for the second day of the championship phase of UEFA’s third most important club tournament.
At the start of the season, the squad of Manuel Pellegrini has fallen prey to irregularity. For this reason, against the Danes they had the great opportunity to add a second consecutive victory, in all competitions, and thus look with optimism to the future of a demanding campaign.
In defense, Chilean-Swiss Ricardo Rodríguez started as left back. In search of more depth in attack, the Engineer brought out two attackers: ‘Chimy’ Avila and Cédric Bakambu. In the second period, it was the Brazilian Vitor Roque who had his turn.
Betis’ first shot on goal ended in a goal. In the 8th minute, a superb strike from outside the area from Moroccan international Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, better known as Ez Abde, opened the scoring for Betis. First arrival at the opposite goal and 1-0 for the Spaniards. The host finished the first half of the match with 52% possession of the ball and only one shot on goal: the goal.
The evolution of the game tipped the scales in favor of Betis, especially in the second half. The problem for the home side was that the result was poor, which didn’t give them peace of mind. Any mistake could cost him dearly. And that’s what happened. After 15 minutes of epilogue, a penalty was awarded in favor of Copenhagen for an infringement by Bellerín. Kevin Diks made it 1-1 in 12 steps. This would be the final result.
Two matches and only one point were recorded by the Chilean coach’s Betis in the Conference. Remember that the first eight in the table qualify directly for the round of 16, while the 9th to 24th advance to the playoffs (or round of 16). Today, the greens and whites are outside this zone.
So far in the 24-25 season, the Engineers team has failed to achieve more than two consecutive victories in all competitions. He must quickly change chips because next Sunday he will have a very demanding duel: he will host Atlético Madrid of ‘Cholo’ Simeone, for La Liga.
Osorio won in the Europa League
Alongside the Conference League, the third date of the League Stage of the Europa League took place and the only national representative added three. Darío Osorio played the full 90 minutes Midtjylland win 1-0 against Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium , in local conditions.
The only goal of the match was that of defender Ousmane Diao, in the 18th minute. According to SofaScore data, Osorio’s game recorded 70 touches, one key pass, 86% successful passes (32/37), two shots on goal, 6 of 7 long balls completed and 14 lost possessions.
The Danish team remains undefeated in the Europa League, with two wins and a draw in three appearances. He ranks seventh, in a direct qualification zone for the round of 16.
Source: Latercera
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