He Real Betis, with one eye on next Sunday’s derby and another on Europa League, accept this Thursday the humble Aris Limassol Cypriot with the intention of leaving their qualification certified at least for the round of access to the round of 16 in February in the Conference League, as a victory today will ensure Pellegrini’s team third place in Group C, which they sharing with Rangers and Sparta Prague, which will be measured in the last two days where the top and second place are at stake.
Pellegrini almost the entire starting team will change this Thursday compared to Saturday’s winner against the Majorcaalthough at least three players have to repeat because the Chilean coach does not expect up to seven players – three of them central – for the European event, cases of Rui Silva, Sabaly, Bartra, Chadi Riad, Sokratis, Altimira and Juan Cruz.
Claudio Bravo in the goal and the middle couple formed by German Pezzella and the midfielder Marc Roca They are the only three players who will repeat in the starting eleven -Guido Rodríguez can also do it-, where others like Aitor Ruibal, Abner, William Carvalho, Guardado, Luiz Henrique, Rodri, Abde and Borja Iglesias will have a place, who reappears after three games due to injury. Isco has stopped playing in Cyprus for the first time this season and this Thursday he can repeat his substitute appearance to get in the best condition for next Sunday’s derby.
Real Betis crossing his best moment of the season, with a ten game unbeaten run and four consecutive victories in all competitions, two good streaks they will try to extend with victory this Thursday against Aris who, after losing in the green and white of Cyprus with a single goal from Ayozehas won its last two games in the Cypriot League against Othellos (0-1, goal from Caju) and against Nea Salamis (2-1, with a double from Gomis), although the Russian Kokorin is still absent, one of the team numbers who missed the game in Cyprus due to injury and will not be able to return to the game this Thursday in Benito Villamarín, apparently
IMPORTANT ALIGNMENTS
Real Betis: Claudio Bravo; Aitor Ruibal, Pezzella, Marc Roca, Abner; William Carvalho, Guardado; Luiz Henrique, Rodri, Abde; and Borja Iglesias.
Aris Limassol: Going to; Boakye, Moucktekou, Yago, Urosevic; Struski, Szoke, Mayambela; Babicka, Bengtsson and Gomis.
Referee: Mohamed Al Hakim (Sweden)
scenery: Benito Villamarin. Time: 9:00 pm TV: Cuatro and Movistar Champions League.
Source: La Verdad
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