He Real Betis still have to certify this Thursday at Benito Villamarín (9pm) against HJK Helsinki their qualification for the playoffs to access the round of 16 of the Conference League, something they very well left on track on Thursday with their victory over Petrocub in Moldova (0-1) but not pa mathematically assured , because you need at least one point for it, although it may also be worth it until defeat.
Real Betis, with seven points after five games and a balanced goal-average, no longer has a mathematical chance to finish in the top eight, and is not dependent on itself to finish in 11th to 14th place, which is the main aim at them. moment, because of which they will play the second leg of the playoffs at home and avoid crossing paths with Chelsea – the heavy favorites for the title – even as far as the semi-finals.
If Real Betis, currently 17th, If they finish the League stage in 15th, 16th, 17th or 18th place, they could see Chelsea in the round of 16, if they win the playoff, while if they qualify in the 11th, 12th, 13th or 14th, they will not cross the Blues as close to the semi-finals. By finishing 9th or 10th, where they have few options, Betis will find themselves at Chelsea in the quarterfinals.
Won on Thursday by five goals against Helsinki Real Betis will make sure they climb at least two places and reach 15th place, as there are two direct rivalries between rivals ahead of them. If Jagiellonia (8th with 10 points +5) and Rapid (9th with 10 points +3) score at home against Olimpia (14th with 9 points +1) and Copenhagen (th 16 with 8 points +2), it might be enough for Betis to beat the Finns by a goal or two to be 15th.
To be 14th or improve that classification, apart from beating Helsinki according to the previous postulate, Real Betis will have to wait for one of these six in bold to win (in the event of a 10-point tie, the total difference of purpose will decide).
Cercle Brugge (10) +7 vs Istanbul
Djurgardens (10) +2 vs Legia (12)
Apoel (10) +3 – Astana
Lugano (12) vs Paphos (9) +4
Heidendeim (9) +0 vs St Gallen (4)
Larne (0) vs Gent (9) +1
(If, for example, Pafos were tied with Lugano, Betis would need to beat Helsinki by five goals to overtake them, but if they lose it would be enough to win by one).
Source: La Verdad
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