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Pellegrini: “We knew we would get back up”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Manuel Pellegrini said Betis responded strongly after a 5-2 defeat by Levante in the previous round.
  • He praised Álvaro Valles for saving a decisive penalty from Kylian Mbappé and Troy Parrott for scoring his first Betis goal.
  • Pellegrini said Diego Llorente suffered a broken nose and found no referee influence on the result.

Manuel Pellegrini said Betis had expected to recover from its heavy defeat by Levante, and his team did so by beating Real Madrid 1-0 at La Cartuja. “We knew we would get back up, we have done it many times,” the Chilean coach said after the match.

We knew we would get back up, we have done it many times. I am happy for the fans, the team and the players.

· Manuel PellegriniPellegrini described Betis’ response to its previous heavy defeat.

Pellegrini credited both the collective effort and the individual performances behind the victory. He singled out goalkeeper Álvaro Valles, who made several important saves and stopped a decisive penalty from Kylian Mbappé.

Valles had a superb match.

· Manuel PellegriniThe Betis coach praised his goalkeeper after the penalty save and several other stops.

“Valles had a superb match,” Pellegrini said. He acknowledged that a draw could also have been fair, but said Betis took its chance while Madrid did not. The coach also celebrated Troy Parrott’s first goal for the club, saying the forward showed his instinct after a header from Deossa.

We took the chance we had, they did not.

· Manuel PellegriniPellegrini explained why he believed Betis earned the victory despite Madrid’s chances.

Pellegrini said the standards inside the team do not change after wins or defeats. He also reported that Diego Llorente suffered a broken nose during the match, with the recovery time still unknown. On the referee, he said there had been no influence on the outcome: Betis won because of its performance, not because of the official.

There was no influence from the referee. We won the match, not because of the referee.

· Manuel PellegriniHe rejected the idea that officiating determined the result.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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