by Aris Limassol and Betis will face each other today in the third of the Group C matches of the Europa League, in which the Chilean’s Manuel Pellegrini They are looking for three points to break the maximum equality between their rivals and climb to first place in this phase.
Leading the group is not trivial to avoid an additional match at a time when the calendar is compressed and, furthermore, to avoid crossing with a rival from the Champions League; and with that imperative Pellegrini’s men face the duel in Cyprus with the same three points as Aris, Glasgow Rangers and Sparta Prague.
Without confidence and aware of the difficulty of a rival who defeated Glasgow Rangers at home on the last day (2-1, goals from the Gabonese Alex Moussounda and Shavy Babicka and, for the Scots, from the Senegalese Abdallah Sima)Betis arrives in Limasol after its victory in Seville against the checks (2-1) and at a time when it has not finished taking off in the League due to, among other factors, its lack of success when it comes to materializing the opportunities created.
Regarding the eleven placed in contention in the last 1-1 draw in Getafe, Pellegrini could rotate in goal, to which the Portuguese Rui Silva would returnwhile on the sides Aitor Ruibal would enter on the right foot and the Brazilian Abner Vinicius on the left foot, and there will also be variations in the midfield and forward.
The Canarian Ayoze Pérez could enter the eleven after not being in Getafe due to some physical discomfort and the Brazilian William José da Silva, having completed his suspension in the League, will have the responsibility of being the goal man for the Betis in a key event in their aspirations to be first in this group stage.
whileAris Limassol, champion of the Cypriot league, comes to the clash against Betis after beating Scottish Rangers 2-1 in the group stage of the Europa League, a team that had previously managed to beat the Spanish team (1-0).
The trained set by the Belarusian Aleksey Shpilevsky has also had a good start in the local leaguein which they won 2-0 in the last round against Ethnikos Achnas, and are second in the table with five wins, two draws and only one defeat in eight games, one point behind their main rival, Apollon de Limasol. , leader with 18 points.
After their victory in the domestic competition last Saturday, Shpilevsky noted that his team “will not close” in defense against Betis, but will opt for an “energetic” game plan trying to “not give space to the rival.”
PROBABLE ALIGNMENTS OF ARIS – BETIS
Aris Limassol: Going to; Urosevic, Moussounda, Boakye, Sané; Szoke, Struski, Bengsson, Mayambela; Gomis and Babicka.
Betis: Ruí Silva; Aitor Ruibal, Pezzella, Marc Roca, Abner; Guido Rodríguez, William Carvalho; Ayoze, Isco, Luiz Henrique; and William Joseph.
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia).
Stadium: Alfamega Stadium.
Schedule: 18:45 hours (CET).
