Getafe and Betis score insufficient draw

with different goals, The men of Manuel Pellegrini and Quique Sánchez Flores faced off in a duel marked by the final success of the Verdiblanco team.. Many Betis fans feared that the hangover after winning the Copa de Rey would affect their players in their fight against Atletico in the next edition of the Champions League.

Apriori, things weren’t looking good for Betis, who was filled with unfortunate images like the middle of the April Fair and Joaquín jumping into the Maestranza ring. However, Betis responded anyway. The momentum of the victory over Valencia and the ambition to play in the best intercontinental competition was enough to proudly confront Quique’s team.

And amid the debate over what Atletico should or shouldn’t do to Real Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano next week, Getafe did it to Betis, although some fans from the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez whistled the action. They still remember how they were treated at Benito Villamarín when Getafe lost the category in 2016.

The changes did not affect the Andalusian squad either. Compared to the cup final, four new faces (Sabaly, Víctor Ruiz, Ruibal and Tello) made it into Pellegrini’s eleven. Quickly gaining control of the game, Betis was also unstable, almost taking the lead with a save header from German Pezzella’s David Soria at the start.

Openly, goalkeeper Getafe He would prove himself as the best of his team in the first 45 minutes.. The local team, who were far behind when it came to receiving the ball, did not shoot from between the three posts throughout the entire first act. And without going overboard, Betis achieved a total of four approaches that required Soria’s attention.

Especially with Pezzella’s attempt at the beginning and Nabil Fekir’s left-footed shot from the outside of the field that forced Soria to flee. Sabaly’s and Canales’ two other attempts were a formality for the Getafe keeper, who survived at halftime.

In the first five minutes of the second half, Quique’s team stepped onto the Betis field more than the rest of the game, giving oxygen as they passed through the locker room. He even got a clear chance from Okay Yukuslu, who finished the game with Óscar Rodríguez’s free kick. The Turkish midfielder, who successfully moved to the center of the defense due to the defeat of Jorge Cuenca, scored the first goal of the duel on his head.

With the most advanced lines and the finest pressure, Getafe finally showed their guns to disturb an opponent who had lived very quietly until then. This also resulted in more exposure and more holes in the back for Betis, who didn’t take advantage of them and remained locked in his own court.

There, ex officio shot. He withstood the attacks of his opponent who stumbled and died in the last pass, without giving any more chances than Okay, and putting himself five times above salvation with a point in his pocket. His opponent lost the opportunity to finish the day at Atlético, which perhaps benefited the most from a boring draw and was locked in almost all stages.