Betis receives Real Madrid with the mission of following international cups

Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis has a complicated duel against Real Madrid this Sunday, March 5, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Benito Villamarín stadium.

He Real Madrid Look for this Sunday at the Benito Villamarín against a Real Betis launched to follow the trail of the leader Barcelona so as not to lose ground The Santander Leaguea game in which they will have to recover from the moral blow caused by their defeat at home in the first leg of the semifinals of Copa del Rey against the Catalans.

a bit of Éder Militao on his own door he condemned the white team in front of his public on Thursday and will force him to try to come back, at the beginning of April, the tie at the Spotify Camp Nou. But before all that, he will have to close the gap in the domestic championship with the culés

Last weekend, the stumble in the Santiago Bernabeu before him Atletico Madrid (1-1), where they could not beat a rival with one less after the expulsion of Angel Correa in the 64th minute, it seemed that they would widen their disadvantage with the Catalan team, but those of Xavi Hernandez fell against forecast in Almeria (1-0).

The Madrid team will be planted at the Benito Villamarín without the Croatian Luke Modricwho must serve a sanction after seeing the fifth yellow card against the rojiblancos and who joins the injured David Alaba, Ferland Mendy and Andriy Lunin. Con Fed Valverde returning to the center of the field, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema They will take the danger to the green and white area.

Real Betis

Opposite, the Real Betis He is looking for a fourth consecutive victory that would allow him to establish himself in fifth place and look towards the ‘Champions’. With 40 units, he manages six over the sixth and seventh -Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal- and it is only two Atléticowho holds fourth place, the last to access the Champions League.

He Almeria (2-3), the Real Valladolid (2-1) and the Elche (2-3), in a controversial duel at the Martínez Valero, have been the last victims of the Verdiblancos, who now face each other, according to Manuel Pellegrini, “to the most difficult rival in La Liga”.

“The real Madrid He always goes for everything, it is not a problem that he has lost a game or has not scored a goal. It is a team that always goes out to win everywhere, that has very important individualities and that he plays football very well”, warned the Chilean DT, who is meeting his former team again.

Another ex-madridista, Sergio Canaleswill miss the appointment due to a hamstring injury, the same as the French Nabil Fekirunderwent surgery this week for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.