He Real Betissince the arrival of Manuel Pellegrini on his bench, has not known defeat in any of the fifteen games played in the three previous editions of Copa del Reywhich he won in 2022 in a penalty shootout against Valencia. The green and white team is the only one Spain who have not lost a Cup match in the last three years, since being eliminated twice, in 2021 and in 2023, against Athletic and Osasuna, respectively, fell into penalties.
In its first season, 2020/21, the Legs of Pellegrini eliminated UCAM Murcia (0-2), Multivera (1-3), Sporting de Gijón (0-2) and Real Sociedad (3-1) in the Cup, to fall in the quarterfinals on penalties against Athletic (1-1 ), who forced extra time with a goal from Raul Garcia in the last game of regulation time (94′)
In the 20212/22 campaign the Legs eliminated Alicante (0-4), Talavera de la Reina (2-4), Valladolid (0-3), Sevilla FC (2-1), Real Sociedad (0-4) and Rayo (1-2 and 1- 1). ), beat Valencia in the final on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation and overtime.
In 2022/23 the Legs He was exempted in the first two rounds for playing in the Spanish Super Cup. They eliminated Ibiza (0-4) in the round of 32 and were eliminated by Osasuna in the round of 16 on penalties, after David García forced extra time by scoring 1-1 in the 90th minute .
In 15 games played in King’s Cup with Pellegrini, Real Betis won 11 and in the other four a draw was recorded: the 2022 final was decided on penalties against Valencia and the two eliminations against Athletic and Osasuna in 2021 and 2023. The fourth draw was against Rayo in the second leg of the 2022 semifinals which is enough to advance to the final.
Source: La Verdad
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