Betis resists in Donostia and keeps its distance from Real Sociedad

Real Betis came out unscathed from their visit to the Reale Arena, where did a point come from, after resisting the onslaught of the Royal Society, that despite dominating and having better opportunities, failed to pierce the visiting goal, so remains slipstream of his rival today in the standings.

It was a game of ‘six points’ and as such both teams faced it, with a Real Sociedad aware that it had, perhaps, its last great opportunity to get on the ‘Champions League train’, and a Real Betis that, with two digits more than its rival in the classification, focused on it with the aim of leaving behind to a direct rival and to whom he had taken the measure, because not in vain this season he had already defeated him with two 4-0 in LaLiga and in the Copa del Rey.

Aware, then, of the importance of the meeting, From the start of the match there was great respect on the pitch, although both teams did not turn their backs on the opposing team for that reason. There was no clear dominator, although it was Imanol’s team that showed signs of greater danger, because after an early header by Pezzella that Remiro blocked, the txuri urdin began looking for Claudio Bravo, who would shine in a shot of Isaac.

Real would see the door in the 16th minute, but Zubimendi’s goal was annulled for offside. Betis, meanwhile, did not scare the local parish until half an hour later with a powerful shot by William Carvalho that went wide, an action that was answered with another ‘cannon shot’ by Isak that met the same fate. It was the Swedish striker who had the best chance before the break. He received the ball inside the small area and his shot was stopped by Claudio Bravo. With 0-0, the intermission was reached.

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After going through the changing rooms, and with Aitor Ruibal on the pitch instead of a cautioned William Carvalho, the script was very similar to the one at the beginning of the match, with a first option from Betis, this time a shot from Guido Rodríguez that went wide.

La Real continued to do their thing, with the ball in their possession a good part of the time, and trying to find some crack in the orderly defense of the visitors, although again it was Pellegrini’s team that had another chance to score on a free-kick by Canales that came off the post.

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Imanol tried to put one more gear in the offensive aspect and brought in Januzaj for Rafinha, that he had seen a yellow card minutes before, while Pellegrini sat Juanmi down to bet on Joaquín. Two ‘artists’ on the green to unclog a clash that seemed to be headed for the tables. And shortly after, as it was not the night of the strikers, Borja Iglesias and Isak left their places to William José and Portu, respectively.

The final stretch of the game was reached and the fear of losing was felt in both teams, that they began to consider that ‘a bird in the hand is better than a hundred flying’. The Real, yes, in a last arreónended up locking Betis, who managed to resist the siege of the donostiarras, who lost David Silva for a direct red card in a tangana -the Canarian will miss the next match against Barça-, to leave the Reale Arena with a point that could end up being worth its weight in gold.