Pellegrini: “La Real is always there with us in the fight”

Manuel Pellegrinitechnician of Real Betisconfirmed the casualties of Guido Rodríguez and Joaquín for the match against the Real society, joining the famous Juanmi and Luiz Felipe. “Guido and Joaquín are not on the squad list. Guido suffered a blow to the hip and had a lot of discomfort and Joaquín a muscle injury. Fekir must be handled with care. First there is 30, then they became 45 and this match could be a little more. It depends on how he feels and if he is ready for 90 minutes or not”, explained the Verdiblanco coach this Saturday in a press conference.

Pellegrini indicated that the break against Ludogorets was good for Pezzella, who called, like Sabaly: “Germán was well looked after in the last game. It was a nuisance, not an injury, but it could get worse ; is on the list”, the coach indicated, analyzing Real Sociedad’s potential: “You only have to look at the table to see that Real is always there with us fighting for European competition. They have been having a great season; it is a difficult team, with good players and with a certain line of play for a long time”.

On the improving aspects of Betis, who offered a bad image in the first half against Ludogorets and are facing a very difficult phase of the campaign, with games against Real Sociedad, HJK, Sevilla and Valencia, Pellegrini commented the following : “There are always many things to improve. With the obstacles that the game has with Ludogorets, you can’t believe that it won’t be a complicated game. There are many things to improve, but if it’s before the season we think about these points, which won all three games away from home, we will be happy. We were not good in the first half, we improved in the second… we are trying to maintain the highest performance possible within the variables that exist. We always have to improve in everything”, concluded Pellegrini.