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Real Betis mostly won the match against Villarreal (2:0).

The first half was completely even, both in terms of play and statistics. At the beginning of the second 45 minutes, the hosts opened the scoring. Antoni made a cross along the penalty area, Parejo tried to intercept the ball, but on the contrary, he perfectly rolled it to the foot of Ruibal – the defender punched into the near corner of Reis with one touch.

Having missed, Marcelino’s wards went to play back, but instead remained in the minority. The episode happened in the middle of the field: Comesagna flew into Lo Celso from behind with two legs, bringing up the yellow submarine. In most cases, the home team seized the initiative and increased their lead. Fornals sent the ball into the bottom right corner of his former team’s goal with a powerful and accurate shot, ending any hopes of a comeback.

According to the results of the game, Betis rises to the 6th position, having 32 points, while Villarreal remains on the 3rd step with 41 points.

Real Betis — Villarreal 2:0
Goals: Ruibal, 57, Fornals, 83

Real Betis: Valles – Ruibal, Bartra, Nathan, Gomez – Altimira, Lo Celso (Riquelme, 79), Roca – Antoni (Ortiz, 89), Avila (Garcia, 72), Fornals

Villarreal: Junior — Navarro (Cardona, 46), Foyt, Veiga, Pedraza (Mourinho, 46) — Buchanan (Perez, 75), Parejo, Comesagna, Moleiro (Mascia, 81) — Moreno (Pepe, 65), Mikoutadze

Warning: Gomez, Bartra, Riquelme — Pedraza, Mourinho

Withdrawal: Komesanya, 76