Betis pulls from its squad and ends with a melted Elche

Betis had a good victory against Elche. A victory carved into the depth of the Andalusian team's squad. The changes introduced by Manuel Pellegrini ended up defining a fairly even match until the final stretch, when Elche fell apart and Betis overtook them. Ceballos scored both goals, Morante hit the post before Riquelme scored and Ruibal moved excellently up front. It was in the final minutes when Betis' squad depth was decisive. Football is curious. The green and white won the match when players reserved in Dortmund, such as Fornals or Parrott, were off the field. Betis pressed, with a great Ceballos, and Riquelme and Bartra made the difference with their goals. The Andalusians shoot up to 26 points and have the best start in their history after 12 days. A great way to enjoy the break, although Betis will have to play the Cup next Thursday in Navalcarnero.

Elche was very worthy against Betis while they had the strength. A very brave team despite being the worst home team in the First Division, with only one point achieved in their stadium. And Martín Anselmi's team had merit against a Champions League rival because they took the ball away and made them suffer. Betis, it should not be forgotten, put six important players in the fray, such as Bellerín, Bartra, Fran García, Roca, Fornals and Isco, who were not starters in Dortmund. Betis rested a lot and Elche, who plays the ball very well, was barely dominated by the Andalusian team.

Betis lacked the necessary intensity to put a rival who was risking a lot in getting the ball out. If Elche pushed up, the Betic team did very little. Only on one occasion did Antony steal a ball for Isco to assist Fornals. Dituro saved the Betic midfielder's shot. It was the 17th minute. From then on, the only team that existed on the field was Elche, bossy in the center of the field, even with a certain ability to finish. Valera and Rubén Sánchez, very active, had two clear scoring chances. And Redondo still only finished one ball into the area that could have been 1-0.

Betis improved in the second half. They pushed in the opening ten minutes, with Elche somewhat behind. Fran García, Parrott and Fornals enjoyed good approaches to the Dituro area, quite in tune in goal. However, the Betic team stopped. Valles saved a shot from Diang and Pellegrini decided to intervene. The Chilean's changes were fundamental, especially Ceballos, who began to distribute high-quality passes. Morante hit the post and Riquelme, very timely, scored with a strong shot. Elche fell apart. A great corner kick from Ceballos was headed home by Bartra, faithful to a style that has already allowed him to score five goals this season. The captain is one of the best players of this Betis team that is having a great start to the season. A historic Betis in the League and the Champions.