ALAVÉS 0- BETIS 1 | The claw of the ‘Panda’ in Mendizorroza was definitive

A providential goal from Panda, who had come off the bench, gave Betis all three points. Alavés played a good game and came out applauded by the stands but, in reality, nothing comes out. He played at a good pace, controlled the game in many moments against a great baseball team and sent two balls to the crossbar: Toni Moya in the first half and Miguel De la Fuente in the second. That is the difference, the people from Vitoria forgive and the Betics execute you.

The novelties of Alavés were the presence of Ximo Navarro on the right wing as a winger, the entry of Pina in the starting eleven and, above all, the inclusion in the starting team of Facundo Pellistri. From Manchester it slipped that United was unhappy with the few minutes that the young Uruguayan midfielder had, who is on loan in Vitoria. Joselu, in addition, regained ownership after two games off the bench. Calleja recovered the 4-4-2 with what he returned to bet on his philosophy from the beginning. Pink sweatshirts to support the fight against breast and gynecological cancer.

As for Betis, Bartra definitely entered the defense and not Pezzella as had been speculated. Guarded was placed in the center of the field in place of Guido and William José relegated the Panda to the bench. The bet on the goal was with Rui Silva. Cordiality between the two coaches, teacher and disciple at Villarreal. Pellegrini trained Calleja in the yellow submarine when the Alavés coach from Madrid was still an active player. The time and day of the clash caused a poor entry at the beginning of the clash, although people were arriving later on the march and a great atmosphere was created.

The first part was very close, with few clear opportunities but with two fairly vertical teams. The Basques using the direct game and the Betics, plus the combinative. The first scare was given by Canales by putting a Vaseline in Pacheco that Miazga took out under the sticks. The referee also whistled offside. Toni Moya responded with a direct corner kick that hit the crossbar. He was missing a hair to end in an Olympic goal. Rodri, Fekir and Pellistri, on two occasions, starred in the last occasions of the first half. The two teams went to the locker room feeling balanced.

The second half followed similar paths. Fekir warned on a couple of occasions and Canales was also able to score with two crossed balls. At Alavés, De la Fuente headed to the crossbar and Miazga almost scored with a header from a corner. But the one who really did it was Real Betis with a great combination between Fekir, Joaquín and Borja Iglesias to take the three points of Mendizorroza before the perplexity of Javi Calleja’s players. The coach will continue on the bench because the feelings were good and because he is not to blame for the two shots to the crossbar. The Panda’s claw was definitive.