Betis obey Ari but worried about Claudio Bravo injury

A match was played in which the Chilean team participated. Manuel Pellegrini They had a good opportunity to consolidate their competence for the next stage and be the first to do so; This is no small thing, because topping the table means going directly to the round of 16 and thus avoiding a qualifying round against Champions League opponents.

Beticos had won in Limassol the day before, but the difference in potential between the Spanish team and the Cypriot team was not noticed on the field and the locals made it difficult for the visitors. They broke the tie at zero with Ayoze Pérez’s goal with a quarter of an hour remaining..

Aris, coached by Belarusian Aleksey Shpilevsky, qualified for the group stage of a European tournament for the first time in their history this season and did so with good feelings, as at this stage they beat Glasgow Rangers (2-1) and in the other two matches, the visit of Betis and They went down with tight scores against Sparta Prague (3-2), so they want to keep their dreams of advancing to the next stage alive.

However, although Betis have made eight changes at Villamarín compared to the previous LaLiga match (Mallorca (2-0)), their next match will be played in the derby against Sevilla at Sánchez-Pizjuán on Sunday. He didn’t want to make any concessions.

He always had the ball from the kick-off and before ten minutes had passed Brazilian goalkeeper Vaná Alves had successfully stopped attempts by Portuguese William Carvalho, Rodri Sánchez, Brazilian Luiz Henrique and Moroccan Ez Abde.

This local start caused the visiting team coach to react from the wing, increasing the pressure on the ball and adjusting the markings, which eased Betic’s dominance and even helped the visitors create a great opportunity in the twenty minutes of play in the Netherlands. Jaden Montnor’s goal was disallowed due to offside.

The game has entered a different dynamic, but that too to give Betis areas to be challenged And so, after half an hour, Brazilian Abner Vinicius gave a good serve to Borja Iglesia, who managed to contest the goal, thus breaking a long streak in which the Galician striker had not seen the net since last season.

The second half started with a score of 1-0, and just like the first half, the green-whites got scared and this time, the restart and the work of Swedish Leo Bengtsson resulted in another goal, which was disallowed due to offside, thirty seconds later. those who entered the field during this period.

This incident was only the beginning of Aris’ inertia in finding the goal he defended. Claudio BravoAs Pellegrini confirmed, in some cases he saw the integrity of his target at stake.

The Chilean coach introduced three players who should start immediately in Sunday’s derby: Argentine midfielder Guido Rodríguez, playmaker Isco Alarcón and forward Ayoze Pérez, and a few minutes later Aitor Ruibal eliminated all uncertainty by scoring the second Betic goal. .

The Frenchman walked out after 75 minutes Nabil Fekir will continue to accumulate minutes after a long rehabilitation from his serious injury The first thing he did was to take the penalty given to Isco, but he missed the penalty by saving the ball in Aris’ goal.

Despite this, it was 3-0 and this was Marc Roca’s work in the match, which was already certain but had some undesirable moments for Betis; such as Russian international striker Aleksandr Kokorin’s goal, which resurfaced a month later after being injured. And Claudio Bravo’s injury resulted in a bandage on his left thigh.

The injury of the Chilean goalkeeper is worrying because it is certain that the other player in the first team, Portuguese Rui Silva, will not play in the Sánchez-Pizjuán match due to his injury, but Ez Abde’s goal in extra time completed the victory. (4-1).