BackDirectChronicle
The tumultuous and controversial ending was the worst of a good game, with Celta tearing apart a Betis side with four great goals that were acceptable in attack and terrible in defence. Luiz Felipe’s red card for an alleged attack on Aspas in extra time marred a great game, especially for the Galicians. The Betis players don’t learn, piling on one expulsion after another to the despair of their coach Manuel Pellegrini. Celta had great efficiency and Betis, a flan in defense, had arrests to get the draw, losing everything, with a great chance from Edgar. Celta That Breathes won as the climax of a high tension match. Betis, at home in crisis, did not use the setbacks from Atlético and Villarreal in the fight for fourth place. He already has five games in a row without a win at Benito Villamarín (three losses and two draws).
3
Rui Silva, Juan Miranda (Abner, min. 78), Pezzella, Sabaly, Luiz Felipe, Fekir, Juanmi (Luiz Henrique, min. 78), Guido Rodríguez (Edgar González, min. 62), Canales, Guardado (Joaquín, min .62) and Borja Iglesias (Ayoze Pérez, min. 73)
4
Iván Villar, Javi Galán, Unai Núñez, Óscar Mingueza (Augusto Solari, min. 84), Joseph Aidoo, Luca De La Torre (Franco Cervi, min. 74), Gabriel Veiga (Seferovic, min. 63), Fran Beltrán, Carles Perez (Kevin Vázquez, min. 84), Aspas and Jorgen Strand Larsen (Óscar Rodríguez, min. 63)
Goals 0-1 min 6: Jorgen Beach Larsen. 1-1 min. 9: Juanmi. 2-1 min. 23: channels. 2-2 mins. 42: Gabriel Veiga. 2-3 mins. 55: Gabriel Veiga. 2-4 mins. 69: Joseph Aidoo. 3-4 mins. 83: Fekir.
referee Carlos del Cerro Grande
Yellow cards Luca De La Torre (72′), Luiz Henrique (88′), Unai Núñez (95′), Joaquín (96′) and Aspas (99′)
Betis and Celta offered a two-way match where the players focused much more on attacking than defending. A meeting of those the neutral spectator passionately loves and the trainers dislike much more. For example, Manuel Pellegrini had been talking all week about how well his team defended this course, which was surpassed by a spectacular start from Celta. Carlos Carvalhal was brave and put together a very brave team that found an exit on the right flank with Carles Pérez, a real fireball on the wing.
Celta’s first goal was simply spectacular. Larsen completed a measured pass from the Catalan winger as if he were Van Basten. Betis responded in an action by Juanmi after a corner kick. The striker, who has not competed since September 3 with a serious ankle injury, showed his intelligence in the penalty area. While Galicia’s first goal was beautiful, Betis’ second was of high standard, with a first touch combination between Guardado, Borja and Canales, which the Spaniard sent into the net with a precise left foot.
In a game with no defense everything went too fast. Rookie Iván Villar made a save for Miranda due to Marchesín’s serious injury and Celta responded with another great goal. Gabri Veiga, theoretical midfielder, destroyed the weak Betis defense with a diagonal that culminated in a lob against Rui Silva after two header controls. The Galician is one of the league’s revelations, technically exquisite and with a purpose. Already in the first round he scored in Balaídos against Team Verdiblanco.
Celta were a cyclone early in the second half. His players looked like airplanes against an underperforming Betis. Gabri scored again who gave a recital and Aidoo made it 2-4. With all lost, Betis struggled to close the gap. Fekir made it, after a penalty from Mingueza, and everything was sad in a very ugly ending. Gabri was no longer there, the man of the match, who had to leave the field due to stomach problems. And yes, a Betis who was close to a draw in inferiority and had to kneel for the second time in a row this week. Celta, who had five away goals in La Liga, scored four against Betis.
“We lacked offensive power and we found it today, but we lost strength on defense. So we need to be a bit more balanced,” clarified Pellegrini, Betis coach. The Chilean referred the Reds to Luiz Felipe for a slap to Aspas. “I think the referee didn’t affect the outcome of the game, but I also have to say that one of the things that needs to be improved in LaLiga is to prevent the players from pretending and the referees from misleading.” he clear. “It’s been many months since we came back from a result and we did it against a great team like Betis. I think it was a fair win,” said Celta coach Carlos Carvalhal.
Follow EL PAÍS Deportes on Facebook and Twitteror sign up here to receive our weekly newsletter.