Bartra rescues a point in the Villamarín madness | Relief

When Celta was almost celebrating its second foreign victory, Marc Bartra’s head rescued a point for Betis. It was the 95th minute when Chimy Ávila crossed from the baseline, Lo Celso, who played almost 40 minutes in his comeback, headed to the near post and the captain appeared in the heart of the small area to place an impossible header for Guaita. The goal frustrated a good Celta who looked close to winning the biggest prizeafter going ahead twice on the scoreboard and withstanding the attacks of a Betis team that had tried in a thousand ways.

The point, without satisfying either, does present positive readings for both. Manuel Pellegrini’s men have accumulated two victories and two draws between each league breaka, thereby stabilizing themselves in this fight for European objectives; The Viguese team, who achieved the second victory away from Balaídos, added a tie that should serve as an incentive for the future, although when they tie you in the 95th minute…

Pellegrini had recovered the 4-2-3-1 formation from the start against a Celta team that likes to feel comfortable with the ball. The Chilean coach wanted a Betis with more possession and for the verticality to be given to them by Abde and Vítor Roque. But it was difficult for the Heliopolitans at the beginning. The Vigueses, with a defense that reduced spaces, kept Betis away from their goal and also managed to touch and touch to the despair of the local stands.. The game would even be more in the visitors’ favor in the 13th minute. In a set-piece action, one of the green and whites’ burdens this season. J.avi Rodríguez hooked a clearance from Llorente and Rui Silva – with Starfelt offside that the VAR considered as positional – only saw the ball enter his goal.

The goal affected the green and white, it was difficult for them to get back into the rhythm. They did it through Abde. Going forward again and again, the Moroccan woke up Betis, while the Celtic defense took steps towards their goal. Defending further and further back, Giráldez’s men were already in danger. Fornals and Iker Losada were already connecting with the ball between the lines and Betis was grateful. A cross from Castellón or a shot from the Galician already warned that Pellegrini’s men had changed gears.

And it didn’t take long for the equalizer to arrive. In a great collective action by Betis, Abde made a good pass to Johnny Cardoso’s break, in a change of roles, and the American put a back pass so that Vítor Roque, first of all, finished off a goal.l. Third goal from the Brazilian to drive Heliópolis crazy. And even the Green and Whites were able to turn the game around three minutes later. Tigrinho made an individual action but his shot was repelled by Guaita with difficulty; The subsequent rebound fell to Losada who left it to Abde, but the Moroccan’s shot went wide.

Giráldez did not like what he saw on the pitch and from the intermission he came out with Manquillo and Ilaix Moriba to try to stop the bleeding.. And despite a chance between Bamba and Aspas, Betis continued to accelerate. Iker Losada, with a shot that went next to the post, Perraud and Fornals, with separate shots that put Guaita in trouble, came close to a comeback. It was already a Betis with Lo Celso and Bartra on the pitch, without Johnny Cardoso – with a card and another action to the limit against Aspas – and looking hard for the rival goal.

Giráldez also reacted again. Douvikas y Williot On the field, Celta was looking for that counterattack that would get them into the game. The Swede ended up finding it in the 87th minute, with an individual play on the baseline to give his teammate the goal.. But, as had happened at the beginning, Betis did not collapse with another blow to their goal. And so Chimy and Bartra would appear, with Lo Celso in the middle, for the central defender to score a goal that lifted Benito Villamarín who did not see his team fall.