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Real Betis season 2021 - 2022
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Manuel Pellegrinni has done sterling work at Real Betis. The veteran Chilean coach took over at the Benito Villamarin in the summer of 2020 and led Los Verdiblancos to a sixth-placed finish in La Liga in his first season, earning a spot in the Europa League.
This season has been even better. Betis are currently third in La Liga, meaning that if the season ended today they’d be competing in the Champions League next year.
They’re four points clear of fourth-placed Atletico Madrid – the defending champions – and five clear of the mighty Barcelona. Sevilla, their city rivals, are six points ahead of them in second while Real Madrid, the league leaders, are ten clear of them.
What’s more, Betis are alive in both the Copa del Rey and the Europa League. They face Real Sociedad in the quarter-final of the former this Thursday in San Sebastian and can look forward to playing Zenit St. Petersburg in the latter later this month.
“Betis is another challenge” Pellegrini said to ESPN Argentina in comments carried by Mundo Deportivo. “We started working and the group came up with an idea that they liked. We made it to Europe, which wasn’t an aspiration of the club but rather an obligation to myself. Because, except at West Ham, I’ve always been able to make it to Europe.
“Now we’re in our second season, fighting for the Copa del Rey and the Europa League and in a Champions League position [being third in La Liga]. That may not be the reality from an economic point of view, but it is from a sporting point of view.”
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CAS has granted Real Betis the injunction they requested regarding the closure of the Benito Villamarin’s Gol Sur for two games according to a report by Marca. This means that the measure will remain on hold until there’s a firm resolution.
This also means that Betis’ clash with Villarreal next Sunday will be held in front of a full crowd at the Benito Villamarin, inclusive of the covid-19 restrictions currently in place.
The proposed punishment relates to the incident during last month’s Copa del Rey clash between Betis and Sevilla, when a Betis fan in the Gol Sur struck Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan in the head with a missile. The game was suspended and resumed the following afternoon behind closed doors.
Betis’ argument is that the punishment laid down for the incident was disproportionate compared to previous cases where similar incidents occurred. Although the Andalusian club did underline that they condemned the violence that occurred.
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