CSo seven months after the season started, the Betis resists as the only Spanish team that is still ‘alive’ in three competitions. A condition that he hopes to maintain on Thursday of next week, when he completes in Germany the knockout round of the UEFA Europa League in front of Eintracht Frankfurt which starts this afternoon in a Benito Villamarin overturned, with 100% capacity allowed and more than 3,000 German fans in the stands.
A confrontation brought forward to Wednesday to prevent two games from the same competition from coinciding in the Spanish capital on the same day (the Seville receive tomorrow at West Ham), which will force the Verdiblanco squad to make their umpteenth extra effort, competing against one of the group champions of the tournament when 72 hours have not yet passed since their match League in front of Atletico Madrid.
The calendar is tight for the Verdiblancos and it begins to take its toll on them both in the form of fatigue and injuries. For today’s duel, Pellegrini will not be able to count on Alex Moreno, bellerin and Savedwith muscle problems, added to those not registered Montoya, camera and Paul. Thus, the Engineer It will not be able to carry out its usual massive rotations, although it will oxygenate some positions.
Channels, recovered but not 100%
Channelsback in the group yesterday although he still has pain in his toe, points to eleven after serving a penalty in The league last weekend. While Edgar and Pezzella They are running as a starting couple in the center of the rear. Who does not seem to be going to play from the start despite entering the call is Mirandarecently recovered from a sprained ankle, so Ruibala real multipurpose player, would repeat on the left-hand side.
The goal for the Betis will be traveling next week to Germany with an advantage on the scoreboard, in search of a quarter-final that they have never reached before in the competition. Although for this he will have to overcome a Eintracht who led his group, gaining direct access to this round, and that despite his irregularity in the Bundesligain which it occupies a discreet 10th place, is presented as an offensive and dangerous team, which already knows what it means to win a UEFAin the only round of 16 tie between teams that started the season in the Europe League.
The Germans, who preferred to train at their facilities yesterday morning before flying to Sevilleare full of confidence after thrashing 1-4 at bertha berlin last weekend and with his squad practically complete, with the only absence due to injury being Ragnar Ache (it won’t be either Gonçalo Paciênciasanctioned for accumulation of yellow cards).
