Betis is already in the round of 16 of the Europa League

Betis secured this Thursday during their visit to the Bulgarian Ludogorets their pass to the round of 16 of the Europa League, for which they needed a point with one day left to conclude the group stage, but they achieved it with a victory 0-1 with a goal from Frenchman Nabil Fekir in the second half.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
27 October 2022 Thursday 19:32
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Betis is already in the round of 16 of the Europa League

Betis secured this Thursday during their visit to the Bulgarian Ludogorets their pass to the round of 16 of the Europa League, for which they needed a point with one day left to conclude the group stage, but they achieved it with a victory 0-1 with a goal from Frenchman Nabil Fekir in the second half.

On the other hand. Real Sociedad beat Omonia Nicosia 0-2 with goals from Robert Navarro and Brais Méndez. Next Thursday they will face their last match of this group stage against Manchester United, at the Reale Arena, knowing that it is worth even losing by the minimum to finish in first position in the group and thus achieve direct access to the round of 16 .

The Betis team was overtaken in the first half by the Bulgarian, who wasted several chances to get ahead, but in the second half his ideas and physique ran out and Fekir's action left him very touched, although not everything was happiness in the Spanish set. Winger Joaquín Sánchez and Argentine midfielder Guido Rodríguez had to retire early due to injury.

The Andalusians went to the Bulgarian city with the clear and sole intention of leaving their first place in the group mathematically closed and that next Thursday's match at the Benito Villamarín stadium against HJK Helsinki would already be a true sporting procedure.

Imanol Alguacil's men had already achieved their mathematical classification last day after beating Sheriff Tiraspol and today's victory against Omonia Nicosia, together with Manchester United's 3-0 win against the Moldovan team, has allowed them to keep the three points advantage and surpass the British team in general scoring, which they already beat 0-1 at Old Trafford on the first day of this group stage. Even a defeat next Thursday by one goal would help the Txuri Urdin to finish first.

The first position is not a minor issue, since it would prevent Real Sociedad from having to play the round prior to the round of 16, a two-leg tie against one of the teams from the Champions League that had already had to face the last two years and that cost him the elimination at the hands of Manchester United and RB Leipzig.

Betis, Belgian St. Galloise, Hungarian Ferencváros and German Freiburg are the only teams that have guaranteed their presence in the round of 16 of the Europa League, with one matchday remaining to close the group stage of the tournament.

The sixth and final matchday, scheduled for next Thursday, will determine the sixteen teams that advance from the group stage and the order in each classification.