Manuel Pellegrini again made decisive changes for Betis. Again Juanmi Jiménez, who scored the goal to certify the Verdiblanca victory after Nabil Fekir's great goal. The Engineer decides from the bench: Betis substitutes have scored 15 goals, more than any other team in LaLiga.
Many of them are fundamental, like Juanmi's own in Cádiz a few weeks ago. Borja Iglesias, in fact, was a starter against Levante and did not score, as has happened most of the times he started among the 11 chosen. The Galician works best when he takes to the field as a substitute. Seven of his eight official goals this season have come this way.
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* Data updated as of March 19, 2021
Against Levante, in fact, it was speculated that the Panda awaited his chance for the second half, but jumped from the beginning. It will be necessary to see what happens after the international break, when Betis visits Elche in another match to try to strengthen the European positions a little more. Pellegrini will surely hit the bench again.