Betis took the derby of opprobrium

• Embarrassing derby at Villamarín

Betis won in a two-act derby.

A goal from

in the second half ended the tie in favor of the Verdiblancos, who controlled the game at all times.

Sevilla failed to regain concentration and died lost in their own doubts.

Football, unfortunately, already seemed the least important.

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Behind closed doors.

The party turned to ashes.

occupied the

square , to which a stick thrown vilely from the stands had caused a head injury.

, who had been sent to the infirmary due

to a clash with

temporarily ceded his position to

, recovered after the day of truce.

From minute 40, with the score tied at one, Betis and Sevilla returned to the pitch in the derby of opprobrium.

A blushing party, a sulky show.

A fan who was not up to the level of the club he defended and an emotional disorder that has nothing to do with the values ​​that should mark the heartbeat of a jubilant sport.

Before the temporary suspension, football reigned at the Benito Villamarín. With dignity and intensity, the green and whites and red and whites attacked with generosity and courage. Better those of

, very vertical, supported by a huge

and a ubiquitous Guido. Those of

were more imprecise

, with collective and individual doubts after the numerous casualties. In the 34th minute,

for a ball on the right side. After regaining possession, he ceded low and precise to

who placed it with the interior between the stick and Rui Silva. With very little, the visitors managed to get ahead. The hosts did not tremble and continued with their fertile endeavor. Just four minutes later, on a corner kick, Nabil Fekir managed to level the match. Cunningly, seeing

rush in search of the near post, the Frenchman disregarded the center and went straight for the net. The goalkeeper tried to recover the position, but the courage and the mathematics of the serve made redemption impossible. In celebration, a broken flagpole struck Jordan. The rest is already the mourning story of a rivalry that, like all light, also creates its shadows.

With a handful of minutes remaining, which served almost as a warm-up, and after the break without fatigue, the serious stuff began. Lots of pace in this second half. Once again, Betis was better, with much more presence in the opposite area. Sevilla speculated more with the ball, with

something lost in the midfield, with Mir sinking between the local central defenders and Ocampos blurred above. Without danger or harmony, the visiting bench was agitated to seek victory. Gudelj returned to the field and Corona made his debut with the Nervionenses. Lopetegui was looking for more mobility up front, tusk, breaking the litany. Betis had control of the game. Secure at the back, with Edgar stern and quick in anticipation, well planted in the center, with William Carvalho and Guido Rodríguez magnificently pasted, and with Juanmi and Fekir accelerating the ball on the cheeks of Alfonso Pastor's area.

Canales, who always appears when he should, received a precise pass from Carvalho in the 71st minute. He headed for the goal from the right, entered the area, looked up and with his left foot, with pause and security, he beat the Sevilla goalkeeper. Alfonso was hesitant in the shot, tender mittens and one more goal in learning and memory. Sevilla, very subdued, gave Iván Romero minutes to try to balance the contest. Betis, with everything in its favour, recreated itself in calm. A desert in the stands. A leaden enthusiasm. Sevilla bit with the gums. Far from Rui Silva's area. Away from themselves. Time went by fast. The scoreboard seemed unchanged. In the 88th minute, Koundé sent a header to the crossbar. It was a rattle. There was nothing else. A pale victory.A derby that will always be remembered for the stupidity of one and not for the success of eleven. The quarterfinals await Pellegrini's Betis.

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