It was an essential match in the race for Europe which was disputed this Sunday between Betis and Villarreal. And at the Benito-Villamarín stadium, it was the yellow submarine that carried out the right operation. The game had started badly for the Marcelino team, since Airor Ruibal scored a magnificent goal to open the scoring for the locals at the start of the game (3rd). But the trogging did not allow themselves to be killed, and returned to their rivals through Thierno Barry, scorer after a game of billiards in the opposing surface (26th). The two stables returned to the locker room on the score of 1-1, after the Sevillans saw Diego Llorente yield his place on injury just before the break, visibly victim of a thigh keying.
The second period started on the wheel hats for visitors. Ayoze Pérez won his face to face with Adrián, served thanks to a luminous opening of his captain Dani Parejo (48th). The Verdiblancos pushed to equalize, and thought they were benefiting from a penalty for a fault on Lo Celso, who came into play, but after intervention by the Var, the referee returned to his initial decision. Isco then had the ball of the two everywhere at the end of the foot, but alone in front of Luiz Júnior, the former Madrid pulled next (73rd). Final score, 2-1 for Villarreal, who takes three points ahead of his opponent of the day and climbs in 5th place, qualifying for the Europa League. The residents of the Cerámica are found in as many units of Athletic Bilbao, 4th, which will play at 9 p.m. against Rayo Vallecano, but have a late match on the Basques. For its part, the Betis is 6th.
