Betis Manager Pellegrini Delighted After Securing Champions League Return
Betis secured fifth place and the final Champions League berth after moving seven points clear of sixth with two rounds left, coach Manuel Pellegrini said.
- Real Betis defeated Elche 2-1 on Tuesday to secure fifth place in the Spanish league and claim the final Champions League spot.
- Manager Manuel Pellegrini led Betis back to the Champions League after a 20-year absence, returning to the competition for the first time since the 2005-06 season when the club finished behind Liverpool and Chelsea.
- Cucho Hern put Betis ahead in the 9th minute, and Pablo Fornals scored the winner in the 68th after Fort equalized for Elche, which played a man down from the 49th.
- Betis opened a 7-point gap over sixth-place Celta Vigo, which lost 3-2 to Levante earlier Tuesday, with Levante moving to 16th place following the victory.
- Also Tuesday, fourth-place Atletico Madrid won 2-1 at Osasuna with goals from Ademola Lookman and Alexander Sorloth, though Marcos Llorente was sent off in the 79th minute.
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Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini said qualifying for the Champions League after a 20-year absence marked the completion of a goal they set for themselves on the first day of the season after his side sealed a top-five finish in LaLiga on Tuesday.
Manuel Pellegrini continues to shine in the Betis. This Tuesday he added a new chapter to his legend by classifying the Andalusian box to the Champions League for the second time in his history, remaining among the greats of the institution.The fifth place already assured gave him the tickets to the most important contest in Europe, but it also meant guaranteeing a spectacular sum of money, which will serve to relieve the always narrow coffers o…
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Real Betis returns to Champions League after 20 years
Real Betis is back in the Champions League after a 20-year absence. The Spanish club beat Elche 2-1 at home in the Spanish league on Tuesday to seal fifth place and the final Champions League spot.
A strike by Fornals gave the Betis a suffering qualification for the Champions League after defeating the Elche. It sounded the anthem of the maximum continental competition in La Cartuja after the betics did their job and the Celta fell before the Levante. Grabbed the fifth place, the betico stadium was a party. Manuel Pellegrini’s success, which led the Andalusian team to the Champions League 21 years later, for the second time in its history.…
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