Manuel Pellegrini did not leave Celtic Park happy, where the numerous errors of its players, both in defense and in attack, deprived Real Betis of achieving a comfortable victory (and pocketing 630,000 euros) against Celtic in which not a single starter of those who played in the last day did not repeat, while on the Betic side only two did.
“I expected this from the game, knowing there were no sporting goals. We have seen many goals, important mistakes on our part. We are in the next round, but I am not happy “, Pellegrini said after the defeat, before emphasizing that “we had nineteen shots, of which seven or eight were on goal. They surprised us with the goal after two minutes and the others were our mistakes.. We could have gotten a difference of two or three goals, but due to different circumstances we didn’t. “
“With the offensive volume we cannot be happy. Likewise, with more calm we would convert some play. On the defensive, we came with a lot of security and, unfortunately, today we gave away two goals”, Pellegrini continued.
Regarding Monday’s draw for the next round of the Europa League, Pellegrini acknowledged that “I have no preference, we’ll see who we get on Monday”, While regarding the match against Real Sociedad this Sunday at Villamarín, the Chilean indicated that “if we win, it would be an important advantage over them. We hope to play a great game, focused on defense and with a lot of intensity in attack, which is a our characteristic “.