Athletic Bilbao and Betis equalized 1 to 1 | Spanish League

Close 1-1 tie between Los Leones and Los Verdiblancos at the Cathedral stadium, on date 12 of the Spain – LALIGA 2024 – 2025 tournament.

Midfielder Pablo Fornals opened the scoring for Betis in the 6th minute of the second half, while Álex Berenguer leveled the result by scoring in the 22nd minute of the same stage.

With 9 shots on goal, 3 on the post and 4 outside, Betis suffered at the Cathedral stadium. Although they had more shots, Athletic Bilbao failed to take the victory.

Álex Berenguer distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Athletic Bilbao forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal.

Another fundamental player in the defense was Diego Llorente. The Betis defender was important by winning 4 balls and throwing 4 balls out of the danger area.

The technical director of Ath. Bilbao, Ernesto Valverde, proposed a 4-5-1 strategy with Julen Agirrezabala in goal; Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes and Yuri Berchiche on the defensive line; Iñigo Ruiz, Beñat Prados, Iñaki Williams, Oihan Sancet and Nico Williams in the middle; and Álvaro Djaló in the attack.

For their part, those led by Manuel Pellegrini stood with a 4-4-2 formation with Rui Silva between the three sticks; Héctor Bellerín, Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente and Romain Perraud in defense; Pablo Fornals, Sergi Altimira, Johnny Cardoso and Abde Ezzalzouli in midfield; and Chimy Ávila and Vitor Roque up front.

The judge selected for the match at the Cathedral stadium was Javier Alberola Rojas.

The Lions will visit Valladolid on the next day. On the Verdiblancos side, they will play at home against Celta.

After the match, the local team remains with 19 points and in sixth place in the standings. While the visit has 19 units and occupies seventh place in the tournament.

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