Borja Iglesias gives Betis a win against Mallorca and lets them pursue their Champions League dreams.

After a less fortunate first half, Betis came out with more enthusiasm in the second half, although the locals had more initiative and initiative, and Borja’s brilliant move allowed them to add. Three gold points in his career for ‘Champions’By deflecting a shot from Senegal’s Youssuf Sabaly to win again after two straight draws in the League, Mallorca accumulated more than four months of away wins.

Two teams with conflicting goals were measured, but in the case of Beticos both needed a win to continue the race for the ‘Champions’ position, and in the case of Beticos to gain peace of mind and establish themselves in the middle zone. From the Red Benches, ‘old foxes’ like Chile Manuel Pellegrini and mexican Javier Aguirre For this, they proposed the expected match with very competitive, very different and defined playing roles.

Pellegrini pulled off a very offensive line-up with the creativity and offensive joy they represented after losing to Manchester United (0-1) in the Round of 16 of the Europa League. channels and rodri besides the tips Borja Iglesias and Ayoze Perez. The top three are back in possession, along with winger Juan Miranda and Mexican midfielder Andrés Guardado.

Meanwhile, Vasco Aguirre, who added just one point from the last 9 and had five consecutive losses from Palma in four months without a win, presented only a novelty compared to 1-1. Last match day with Real Sociedad, Return after the sanction of Kosovar Vedat Muriqi, 10 league goals.

The duel started out intensely, it’s been very competitive ever since different styles and suggestions of both setsBetis has a lot more ball and always takes the initiative, but for Canales and Rodri they can’t find gaps or good links with forwards Ayoze and Borja Iglesias and the crowd is well protected by the Majorca defence.

Mallorca, who are super organized and don’t give up against South Korea Kang In Lee and Muriqi A nuisance due to his size and opportunism, the player did not shy away from offensive attempts by Betis, who avoided the goal with two shots in the first quarter of an hour. was recorded And MirandaAfter a great pass by Canales, who could not score a goal.

Béticos had possession of the ball and commanded a very solid Balearic team in defence. with very close lines and without precipitation. He also sought verticality to get Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva in trouble, but disliked luck, apart from two warnings from Muriqi, but both actions were called offside, where the goal was not allowed in the last.

Betis kept trying, but it was very predictable that he would actually hurt a solid and well-placed opponent, but half an hour later, Ayoze outstripped several opponents and, after rebounding from a defender, took a frontal kick. Rajkovic blockedThe Sevillas then demanded a penalty from their opponent for handball, which the referee thought would not be penalized.

During the reboot, it didn’t seem easy for the scenario to change excessively, but nevertheless the Verdiblanco team showed up. hotter with enthusiasmand reaped its fruits 3 minutes later when Borja Iglesias deliberately deflected it with a rogue and opportunistic striker action. A shot from Senegalese Sabaly To set the opposite post by Rajkovic.

1-0 gave peace to the Andalusian teamDespite the fact that Mallorca, where Aguirre moved the ‘tree’ by seeking more depth, wanted to take a step forward, it continued its dominance. with sweden Augustinsson, Antonio Sanchez and the Zimbabwean tip Tino Kadewere Costa, by Dani Rodríguez and Babá, tried to be more vertical, but Betis wouldn’t allow it.

Now more established and in no hurry, the Betic team well controlled the Mallorcans’ attempts, which were struggling to establish clear goal options, as the ball remained almost the exclusive possession of Pellegrini’s men, who strengthened their midfields with luso. William Carvalho by Ayoze and put ‘gunpowder’ next to it Juanmi by Rodri.

Aguirre also reacted by introducing two more strikers, first from Senegal. Amath Ndiaye Maffeo on the wing and, with a quarter of an hour left, Muriqi by Abdon Pratsless active and effective today than at other times. They risked everything in pursuit of the equalizer, but that didn’t really bother controller Betis, who pitched Joaquín for more possession for a perfect Canales.

Mallorca managed to level the score with Kadewere in the 80th minute, but he went too far in the big field and He didn’t even get scared in the last episode. To a safe and solid Betis, to Sabaly, who even managed to extend his lead on a shot saved by Rajkovic in the 92nd minute, he put out a great game as teammates Miranda and Canales on the other side.