He Real Betis is really pressed for this Sunday’s event in Benito Villamarín, because anything other than defeat to a destroyed Valencia today will trigger a first small crisis in the green and white club after almost three full years of prosperity under of the orders of Manuel Pellegrini, that Only in the first months after his arrival he got the team out of the European positions and without a recognizable brand of game, as it happens now after the summer with many changes in the squad and relevant absences such as that of William Carvalho – that The Week should ‘debut’ as the start of this campaign-, Nabil Fekir or Sergio Canaleswho gave their own stamp and poise to Betis’ game which is currently lacking.
Valencia come to Benito Villamarín with a long casualty list and no full-backs on either side, although Betis also face the clash with important absences in its ranks, so in that sense both teams are paying. Thierry Correia and Almeida will be doubts until the last minute on Che’s side and Foulquier is not ruled out, as are Canós, Marí, Jesús Vázquez, Gayà and the suspended Amallah, casualties that leave the left hand especially orphaned . “We have some possibilities for the left back,” Rubén Baraja commented this Saturday about the options for Yarek or Diego Moreno, from the subsidiary, to play, because in the same line the Valencian coach advanced who will have “fresh wind” in the starting lineup, although he plans to keep the game system.
Real Betis have gone four games without a win and, after adding two of nine in the last three league games, cannot give more points to Benito Villamarín, from whom they have already lost by four in three games, since they beat Rayo and lost two draws against Atlético and Cádiz.
Pellegrini regains center back Marc Bartra for the match against Valencia and loses midfielder Andrés Guardado, apart from the notable absences of Willian José, Luiz Henrique and Sabaly, in addition to Nabil Fekir, who will not return to the field until after the next break. It is time to continue the rotations, with an eye on next Thursday’s clash against Sparta Prague, which will determine in a certain way the starting eleven that Pellegrini will present, who in Europe cannot count on players like Chadi Riad, Sergi Altimira or Juan Cruz, who could have their chance this Sunday, especially the former despite Bartra’s return to the squad. Another who looks safe in the starting eleven – apart from Bellerín, Miranda and William Carvalho – is young youth squad Assane Diao, after a brilliant debut on Thursday in Granada, and it will be necessary to see if the Chilean coach decides to rest. him once and for all. Isco, the only one to start all the matches played so far by the team, after not playing for ten months.
Data sheet:
Real Betis: Claudio Bravo; Bellerín, Pezzella, Chadi Riad, Miranda; Guido Rodríguez, William Carvalho; Assane Diao, Isco, Abde; and Ayoze.
Valencia CF: Mamardashvili; Correia, Mosquera, Diakhaby, Özkacar; Pepelu, Javi Guerra, Almeida; Fran Pérez, Diego López and Hugo Duro.
Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea, with Soto Grado in VAR.
Stage: Benito Villamarín. Time: 9:00 pm TV: Movistar LaLiga.
Source: La Verdad
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