Real Betis and Eintracht Frankfurt you see the faces in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg. The Verdiblanco team faces this first match of the tie at the stadium Benito Villamarin in the second highest continental competition at club level.
The team of Manuel Pellegrini adds four consecutive games without knowing the victory. The Betis He comes from losing his last two games in a row in La Liga Santander. gave in to him Sevilla FC at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium (2-1), in a Seville derby where he was not up to the task in the first half. Last Sunday, he lost in his feud of Benito Villamarín against Atlético de Madrid by 1-3where the colchoneros did a lot of damage to the backlash.
In the stadium Benito Villamarin he wants to become strong Betis and get a significant advantage in the tie ahead of the second leg that they will have to play in Germany. The verdiblanco team comes from eliminating the Zenit de San Petersburgo in the previous round of UEFA Europa Leagueso he will seek to continue his journey against the high-quality teams of European football.
The Betis adds 46 points to his credit in La Liga Santander, where it occupies the fifth position in the championship. He is behind the FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, third and fourth in the standings, both with 48 points, although the Catalans have one less game.
The Real Betis It has a great squad, full of high-quality players. stand out Nabil Fekir and Sergio Canales in the center of the field, but in all the lines they have big names, like William Carvalho and Guido Rodriguez. In the goal has Rui Silva and veteran Claudio Bravoon the side with the young Héctor Bellerínloaned by the English Arsenalbut currently injured and up front William José, as well as Borja “The Panda” Iglesias. The most worrying absence is on the left side, with Alex Moreno and Andres Guardado injured.
The Eintracht de Frankfurtfor its part, occupies the tenth place in the classification in the Bundesliga with 34 points. This disposition demonstrates its status as an irregular team, but with the talent to complicate the Real Betis. It has high-quality players in its squad such as Kostic, Lindstrom, Knauff o Lucas Melo.
When is Real Betis – Eintracht Frankfurt played?
the match is played Today, Wednesday, March 9, at 6:45 p.m.
Where to see Betis – Bayer Leverkusen?
The meeting can be seen by Movistar Champions League 1 (51), platform channel Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.