Pellegrini: “Madrid did us very little damage”

Manuel Pellegrini, Betis coach, appreciated Betis's draw against Real Madrid: “I am left with the same impression of previous draws, the team is there to play as equals against any team. Madrid did us little harm and we always intended to win the game, not draw it. “

“We played well the first 20 minutesWe controlled Madrid and saw the game closer to them. The rest of that first half there were no occasions. In the second we add three or four occasions that could have given us the three points. He is a great rival and did us little harm without being refugees in our area.Pellegrini added.

There are already five draws in a row and this is what the Chilean thinks: “All the major rivals such as Athletic, Valencia and Madrid are draws with little flavor, I am happy that the team tries to win the game. This allows us to continue competing for that place to play in Europe next year, hopefully we can return to the three points soon “.

Pellegrini was happy with the defensive performance: “There are no teams with a good collective without high individual performances. In defense we have improved a lot with the centrals, Guido and Guardado. Defensively we played a very complete game and in attack we had a chance “.

And he did not want to talk about arbitration controversies: “I did not see any hand, I claimed some time ago. Last week Fekir was expelled, there is a referee and he is the one who must decide.”