The Betis players suffered a heavy defeat against Manchester United in the Round of 16 of the Europa League (4:1), and the coach of the green and whites, Manuel Pellegrini, believes that his team can make up for this deficit.
The green and white will try to become the second team in this competition, which would make up for the three-goal deficit and qualify for the next round. “I believe that in football, you never know how the game will end. We played away, which is very different from playing at home with the fans behind you. We know from the very beginning that they are a big team and that they have everything they need to qualify for the next round,” said Pellegrini at the press conference.
The Chilean coach believes that his team is ready to win tomorrow’s match and make the fans happy. “We have to try from the first minute—first, to win the game, and then to score enough goals to take us to the next round. If we don’t succeed, then let’s play a good game and win at home,” said Pellegrini.
“I believe in my team, I believe in the fans, and we will try to turn the result around together,” added Pellegrini, the former manager of Manchester City, who also recalled the fact that more than 50,000 spectators will attend the “Benito Villamarin” stadium. “We played very evenly until the 53rd minute.”
After that, Anthony scored a brilliant goal, followed by a fatal corner for us, after which the game was already decided,” said the Chilean. “We didn’t have physical problems, but mental ones, and what we did in 53 minutes disappeared in just three or four minutes,” added the green and white coach, who added, “I think every game is different. Tomorrow we will not think about the result of the first match; we will try to play a good performance”.
