“It had merit to overcome the rival and go to the round”

Manuel Pellegrini, Real Betis coach, stressed that “the important thing was to achieve the objective” of qualifying for the next round of the Copa del Rey, which the Verdiblancos achieved after a “suffered match” against a Talavera who “made a great second weather”.

“The most important thing was to achieve the goal and we achieved it. It was a long-suffering game in which Talavera had a couple of clear chances with bad fortune. He started the game with a non-existent penalty that gave them an advantage and then another did not whistle Juanmi. We lost control of the ball, the rival team has a lot of merit. In the end, we qualified and they left us in the next round. We knew it was going to be a difficult game. Maybe we came with a motivational excess from previous games. Want one or not “One always comes relaxed against teams in lower divisions. It had merit to have overcome the rival and go to the next round.” Manuel Pellegrini began saying after the Talavera crash.

Pellegrini highlighted the excellent work of the local team: “They had a great second half with three or four clear chances. We didn’t deserve the draw, but more. I didn’t think the first action was a penalty. But they improved a lot in the second half and they almost scored us. at minute 90. The important thing is that the team did not lower its arms despite not having a great game. It has great merit “.

Pellegrini stressed that Real Betis “is fine, we are still in the three competitions. In addition, we have made a planning regarding the number of minutes related to the performance of the players. I think the team is well dosed. We want to finish before the break. Christmas playing a great game in Bilbao. I see the team psyched up. “

Regarding proper names, Pellegrini highlighted the contribution of Lainez, author of 2-3 five minutes from the end of the extension: “Diego is good for him, little by little he regains his level, that’s why we try to give him minutes. This is not In a ‘B’ team, there were five players who are among the ten players with the most minutes. Today it is important that players like Lainez take advantage of the minutes they have. ” Finally, regarding Joaquín, he indicated that “it will always be very important for us, both on and off the court. He had a very strong blow to the Achilles tendon, which limited his game a bit, but I am happy for his goal”.