Real Betis-Malaga

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If you're like me, you probably spent part of the weekend on the Marca website: "Osasuna equalise against Real Sociedad - damn!"... "Getafe winning away at Valencia - seriously?!" But actually the fact of the matter is that other teams' results don't change the basic equation: Betis have somehow to get themselves on to 38 points to have a sniff of staying up. That's 16 points from eight games, one of which is Barcelona away. Whichever way you look at it, if we don't beat Málaga tonight our chances of survival will be somewhere between slim and nil.

The good news is that Gaby Calderón's team has been playing consistently well for about the last six weeks now, and Málaga don't present the stiffest opposition in the world. It's true that they've won their last two away games, and in Willy Caballero they have one of the league's stand-out goalkeepers, but they're still not out of relegation trouble themselves and the fact that our old friend Roque Santa Cruz is still leading their forward line tells its own story.

For Betis the big problem right now is injuries. The complete list of players out, as far as I can remember, is: Amaya, Perquis, Dídac, Nacho, Salva Sevilla, Nosa, Chuli, Caro and Xavi Torres. In addition, Paulao has a fitness test today and Verdú hasn't played for a couple of months. As old-time English managers would say, we're down to the bare bones.

Thankfully, however, we can still count on most of our key forwards and the word seems to be that Calderón is going to go all out from the start, with Rubén, Baptistao and Molina apparently likely to start together. With Vadillo also showing signs of running into some form last Thursday, this might be enough to overwhelm a battle-hardened Málaga defence.

The game is at a crazy time again, and the weather forecast isn't great either, but a €5 ticket offer and the importance of the game have seen queues at the ticket office all weekend. After Thursday's win at Levante, Béticos feel there's a faint whiff of a miracle in the air - but that all depends on the side picking up three points today. It promises to be a nerve-wracking night.

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Squad for the match against Málaga CF

Gabriel Calderon has called 19 players for the game tonight against Malaga CF. The list is up Adam, Sara, Juanfran, Girl, Jordi Figueras, Paulao, José Carlos Varela, Juan Carlos, Nono, Lolo Reyes, Matilla, N'Diaye, Dani Ceballos, Vadillo, Baptistão Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina Braian .

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Schuster does not think of the descent and left out of the list Iakovenko and El Hamdaoui

Despite the delicate game to be held tonight between Betis and Malaga , Bernd Schuster does not believe he should look too relegation. Thus, in the press conference that the technician gave yesterday to the media, the German said he "can not think of falling into decline, although it is true that this is a terrible end and we will put together more." On this, the coach of Málaga added: "We trust ourselves fully. We have to look at our results. The bad thing is playing on Monday night, and sometimes is not the best ... But the team is training very well, despite the small stick against the Spanish. The team and players are encouraged. "

As for his opponent tonight, Schuster said: "We know who's bottom club is going to be a tough game. Betis many things have happened against ... And why are there. But it's a team that does not give your audience are always supporting and are animated. Now they hope to catch up, there are still many points. We leave knowing that difficulty of playing against the last, a team that does not show that, but backwards, and can not deceive us. It is very important to live from the beginning, showing his teeth, the pressure in attack, good defense ... ".

For this match against Betis, Schuster has summoned the following 18 players: Willy Caballero, Kameni, Jesús Gámez, Angeleri, Sergio Sánchez, Welington, Flavio, Antunes, Married, Camacho, Darder, Portillo, Samu, Eliseu, Amrabat, Juanmi , Santa Cruz, Rescaldani. Thus, the German coach things left out of the list and Iakovenko The Hamdaou. Duda and sanctioned Tissone, injured his knee was also left out.

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Betis-Málaga: the attack to continue dreaming

Calderón Baptistão rehearses, Juan Carlos, Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina

Adan; Juanfran, Paulao, Jordi, Girl, Lolo Reyes, Ndiaye; Baptistão, Jorge Molina, Juan Carlos, and Rubén Castro.
Caballero, Jesús Gámez, Sergio Sanchez, Flavio, Antunes; Camacho, Darder, Samu, Portillo, Amrabat and Santa Cruz.

Salvation.

Chimeric, unreal and even foolish in times, today it has become possible. He never lost faith Betis. Maybe not his fans. This has been the engine that objective data now they stick out next to the green and white hope. It is true that any position of a rival Betis in the table is still envied but also that of Gabriel Humberto Calderón paint recovery forecasts. Without going any further, today is a test to see that the bumps in the road are overcome and that, in the warmth of its people in this Monday night (programmed as a result of European elimination), you can zoom in a relevant way not only some of his closest opponents but that area of residence is a kind of Dorado that not even glimpsed yet but who do not give in Heliopolis.

The win against Levante wow flooded this irrational optismismo see happy doing the poorest in points. Gradually Betis has been normalized as a team and that consolidates its new stimulus to salvation. Get to Málaga, ten points above but still not relaxed with the premise of doing good both day and their cabals to project that unshakable faith in the goal this season overtaken punishment because of the mistakes that conceived. Of course, with new president, Manuel Domínguez Platas, and bounds for their feverish desire to change the disappointments of this campaign that seemed very long for that illusion that can make him stay up short, but everything still depends on the outcome of each week like tonight, because he lives on wire Betis, a kind of tightrope walker who tries to acquire the balance in your walk based on necessary points.

The condition without which there could continue typing the calculator was back to winning. He did it in the City of Valencia, and found so that it is a living Betis team that should not despise in this struggle for survival in which each final sprint becomes seasons. The classification Betis look today does nothing to confabulate possibilities were crazy and now have left an open door to reality. It all depends on whether he can defeat Malaga.

The exceedingly low condition Calderon. It has fallen almost one player per day. A nuisance in these times when any help is needed. That limits the variants for Calderon, who will come out with all you have in art, according to the test: Baptistão, Juan Carlos, Jorge Molina and Ruben Castro. Get Betis Malaga a far more comfortable home and bases its strength on the defensive line. Mateu Lahoz Pita, who happened to be the best referee in the category. The day and time can condition a grand entrance.

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Team News: Real Betis vs Malaga

It’s do or die time for Real Betis, as they look to earn three points and stave off relegation for one more week while Malaga look to do themselves a favour and put more distance between them and the bottom three.

Real Betis - Málaga

Real Betis XI: Adán; Juanfran, Paulao, Jordi, Chica, Lolo Reyes, N’Diaye; Baptistao, Molina, Juan Carlos, Rubén Castro

Subs: Sara, Matilla, Vadillo, Nono, Braian, Ceballo, José Carlos

Malaga XI: Willy; J. Gámez, S. Sánchez, Flavio, Antunes; Samuel, Camacho, Darder, Amrabat; Portillo, Santa Cruz

Subs:

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Goooooooool Lolo Reyes Betis 1 - Malaga 0

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Half- time 1-0 for Real Betis
Viva Betis!!!

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Real Betis 1-2 Malaga: Castro misfires as Malaga crush Betis’ dreams

Real Betis, for all intents and purposes, should’ve been mathematically relegated by now, but the fact that they refuse to give up and are adding points to survive week by week is truly inspiring, but Malaga are down there with them and the Champions League side that was picked apart this past summer is on the brink of relegation.

Betis’ main advantage was that they were playing at home, where their fans have refused to throw in the towel and have supported the Verdiblancos through the thick and thin.

Real Betis came out with a strong attacking line-up, with a three striker system to thwart a quality Malaga side, who continue to be hindered by bans and injuries.

Both sides came out with purpose as both Willy Caballero and Antonio Adan were tested early.

After trading blows for the first half hour, Willy Caballero had a brief lapse in focus and Lolo Reyes fired a brilliant strike to put the home side up on their Andalusian rivals.

Betis continued to test the Malaga defence for the remainder of the first half, with Malaga looking disorganised and porous.

Following the break, Betis were back to their old tricks, but a misfiring Ruben Castro wasted several chances that would come back to kill Betis.

Betis manager, Gabriel Calderon waited until the last minute to make changes, but the fresh legs weren’t able to stop what would happen next.

In the 83rd minute, Juanmi, having been on the pitch for a just a couple minutes, would put the equaliser past Adan.

N’Diaye would make an effort on the other end of the pitch, but Juanmi’s teammate, Sergi Darder would put the nail in Betis’ coffin, as he scored the second goal in the 87th minute, completely sucking the life out of the stadium in the process.

However, Betis would have one final shot to salvage a point as Malaga’s Nacho Camacho erroneously took down Alfred N’Diaye in the penalty area in the final minute of extra time.

Ruben Castro, who had been struggling with accuracy up to this point, struck the penalty…which slammed into the crossbar, crushing Betis’ dreams of staving off relegation, in the most heart-breaking way.

Real Betis 1-2 Malaga

Referee: Velasco Carballo

Real Betis XI: Adán; Juanfran, Paulao, Jordi, Chica (84′), Lolo Reyes, N’Diaye; Baptistao (81′), Molina (77′), Juan Carlos, Rubén Castro

Subs: Nono (77′), Vadillo (81′), Rodriguez (84′)

Goals: Reyes (29′)

Yellow Cards: N’Diaye (12′), Juanfran (44′)

Malaga XI: Willy; J. Gámez, S. Sánchez, Flavio, Antunes; Samuel (71′), Camacho, Darder, Amrabat; Portillo (60′), Santa Cruz

Subs: Rescaldani (60′), Juanmi (71′)

Goals: Juanmi (82′), Darder (86′)

Yellow Cards: Antunes (22′), Flavio (24′), Amrabat (46′), Santa Cruz (52′), Sanchez (59′), Juanmi (75′), Camacho (89′)

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Schuster: This is a very nice victory

Málaga manager Bernd Schuster was delighted with the three points secured away at Real Betis, after his team came from behind to grab two goals in the last ten minutes of the encounter.

Following the 1-2 win at the Benito Villamarín on Monday night, Málaga coach Bernd Schuster pointed at timely substitutions and continued effort from his players, as having made the difference for his team.

“With the changes, we always had the hope we could get a draw. It was our obligation and what we had to do. The changes have given us life, we’ve seen that with our goals. Those goals are down to the hard work of the team and that shows with what’s happened. In the end, we were able to make the comeback and then take the win, at a very important time in the game.”

Schuster heaped further praise on the determination of his team, whilst keen to see them follow up their win at Betis, with a home win to please the fans, in another Andaluz derby next weekend against Granada.

“This is a very nice victory for the way the game has been won, for the difficulty, for the suffering and for the courage the team has shown. We have to fight for every point now. Hopefully our course will change now and we’ll get back to winning at home. This win should give us sufficient confidence and morale, for the way we’ve done it and so we can win again, in front of our home fans next Sunday.”

The German coach was also thankful that fortune smiled on his team for a change, after Betis striker Rubén Castro missed an opportunity to score from the spot, right at the death.

“Today luck has remained at our sides, when other times it hasn’t. They missed a penalty that could have drawn the game, but these are things that happen in football.”

As for the penalty and other decisions awarded against his team, Schuster was critical of referee Mateu Lahoz.

“I don’t have anything personal against him, but he seems to like moments like these. He likes to be the centre of attention and once again, he’s achieved that. It’s not right, but what can we do to change these things?”

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How it happened

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It leaves no room for explaining the game played by the Betis today. Occasions and was forgiven. Had a chance to close the gap with respect to the slip and fall. No one who saw the encounter can be explained sane as you have gone three points to a team that had everything ahead. The win against Levante, especially its second half, marking the start of a delivery Betis looking to post the day and realized how important it was to close the gap to five points. Molina's participation at Valencia gave the holder and shirt along with Paulao were two developments in the eleven Calderón. Already said in the previous technical, slow the momentum away would be one of the keys to the game and came out with that intention Betis box. The pressure was good and Betis were well planted on the green. Perhaps lacking a bit of pace in their actions but overall the match was being very stand by both teams benefited more thing to Malaga. The initial domain of the local fair was neutralized after 20 minutes was met. In that period the Betis dominated but had clearer Santa Cruz for theirs. The exbético received only left open and was planted at the door of Adam, but the keeper is in a brilliant way and avoided the first against. It is true that the transmitting Betis cons but your opponent does not specify any, fails to bind the last pass, but without the pressure of taking the initiative felt better. Proof of this was the action of 29 minutes. Molina picked the right side and embarking on a career that would end in center incorrectly cleared by the defense. The vacuum in which the ball was left was used by Lolo Reyes doing a beautiful fake, first, pulling a good shot then and getting the help of Willy, ultimately put Betis in front. With scored the game at Heliopolis was quieter for the thirteen bars that could even make the second best if Reuben had directed his header. The Málaga disturbed in some other action but always met with Paulao sensational first half, or Jordi.

The second half began with an attempt to move from Ruben Castro. It would be one of the signs that would give Betis in the beginning because just two minutes later, the center of Reuben paced the area without Leo or rematasen Molina. Followed the same dynamics as in the first part where comfort verdiblancas spelled with letters. And Betis warned, a lot. Juanfran bounced a foul and was Jordi's leg that could not quite finish almost in front of goal. The ball did not go out and Leo put the ball back in the area again and Ruben did not direct his header that went well past the crossbar. As Betis did not have its second award, malacitano set came up and began to prevail in the environment disaster that occurred on the scoreboard after the game. Gámez impaled shot in the 13 'was surprise about Adam and went past the post. Subsequently, a wall between Darder and Roque was derailed by Juanfran but the domain, as happened in the first act, happened to be visiting. Changed the possession of the ball but verdiblancas cons had continuing effect and Baptistão almost succeeds in scoring the second in a clear chance but his shot went high. The Schuster played their options and disturbed and the party entered a dynamic where the goal could fall on either side. Juanmi, who started by Samuel, presented his credentials to tip the balance but again appeared Adam. I had no clear chances but it was nagging much to Madrid goal keeper. Betis was very long in their line and pulled Calderón Nono Molina for greater connection. On one play quality Baptistão served N'Diaye hit but the Senegalese high. It was the latest addition to the Brazilian game because after that play was going to be substituted by Vadillo. The danger that hovered Juanmi goal was made when he won the game for the defense and beat Adam with eight minutes remaining. The reply was N'Diaye Betis but Willy did stop the match to the midfielder shot from close range. Crazy stage had the opportunity at the end to leave unanswered Betis. Worst Roque announced the kick without a goalkeeper who sent him off but Darder, right after, no mistake and planted the second. And when the result could fix something, Ruben sent the bar a penalty they did to N'Diaye. The minutes in the second half foreshadowed the worst because the box is so predictable Heliopolis and Malaga comeback becomes very difficult target.