Leverkusen’s speed destroys Betis (4-0)

The Bayer Leverkusen inflicted a very harsh correction to Real Betis – a final 4-0 perhaps excessive – in the BayArena and leaves Pellegrini’s men with minimal options to fight for the first place in group G of the Europa League, although they already have the third and the second they can certify the next day by winning in the Benito Villamarin yet Ferencvaros who lost at home to Celtic (2-3) and no longer have options for anything.

The Verdiblancos were overcome by the physical might and the devilish speed of the Germans, especially a Moussa Diaby who scored two goals and gave two assists and one Forian Wirtz that is on the way to becoming a world star. The negative note of the match came in injury time, with a fight between Fekir and Demiraby that ended with both expelled and can suppose several sanction matches to both.

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The Bayer Leverkusen took the initiative of the game from the initial whistle and the Betis had to multiply in defense to prevent them from beginning to arrive clearly under the nose of Rui Silva. Bartra was especially lucky in a couple of providential cuts against Diaby and Adli and Guido Rodríguez also stood out in the subtraction actions, while William Carvalho and Fekir, the ones in charge with Joaquín of putting together the green-and-white offensive game, had a hard time being able to play the ball in the opponent’s court due to the great pressure exerted by the Germans.

The VAR annulled a goal to Frimpong at 24 ‘for clear offside, shortly after Bartra saved the 1-0 again against Adli (20’), while those of Pellegrini gave the first scare in a good against of Borja Iglesias and Fekir, who finished with a hard shot from this that goalkeeper Hradecky deflected to a corner as best he could. A loss of Fekir himself in the rival area led to a quick against the locals, in which the young Wirtz showed his enormous quality to assist the left-hander Diaby, who scored with an excellent volley with his bad leg for the stick that Rui Silva had to cover.

Pellegrini wanted to activate his team by entering Canales and Alex Moreno after the break, but Diaby soon made it 2-0, this time from a rebound, the crossbar later deprived Fekir to shorten distances and in the final measures Leverkusen increased their lead with two new goals from Wirtz y Amiri after two assists from Diaby, who destroyed Betis with his devilish speed.

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