The game played in Moldova by Real Betis was not the best. But everyone within the green and white team highlighted the value of the three points obtained above any other consideration. After adding only one victory in the first four days, the match against Petroclub was little less than a ‘final’ and the 0-1 score thanks to Bakambu’s goal allows us to face the last match against HJK Helsinki, next Thursday at the Benito Villamarín, with a foot and a half in the ‘play offs’ prior to the round of 16 of the Conference League.
“Yes, we had to win and we are very happy”Sergi Altimira stated at the conclusion of the match in the club’s media, where he distributed merits among everyone, although it was his entry and that of Abde after the break that made the team coached by Manuel Pellegrini improve significantly. “I always try to help with what I have. We have been able to score, but in the end the work belongs to everyone. Already thinking about Sunday,” he said.
“When you don’t kill the game, you give your opponent options and they put fear in your body. This will help us learn that when we go ahead we know that we have to score another one to not give life to the rival,” he added about the suffering experienced in the final stretch, with a goal disallowed including the Moldovan team due to a clear offside. Before that, the Betic team, which also had another goal disallowed in the first half due to a dubious foul by Bakambu, had chances to score, but the Congolese striker himself missed two very good ones.
Now, the minds of everyone in Heliópolis are on next Sunday’s duel against Villarreal, where they will seek to leave behind a bad streak of five games without winning with 3 points out of a possible 15. “Today, focused on this, that It was a final for us and it was not good to have only four points. From now on, let’s think about Sunday at La Cerámica“said Altimira, who on a personal level was satisfied with his season.
The fifth player on the squad with the most minutes
“I feel very good on the field, with a lot of confidence and good rhythm, something I missed last year. Very happy to help the team. “We have to continue”highlighted the Catalan, who has taken advantage of the losses in the center of the field and has become one of the footballers most used by the ‘Engineer’. In fact, with 1,511 minutes spread over 22 official matches, Only Diego Llorente, Natan, Rui Silva and Abde surpass him in this aspect.
