Betis coach Pellegrini: We have the same chance of winning the title as Chelsea
2025-05-28 03:17
Real Betis will travel to Wroclaw's Municipal Stadium to face Premier League giants Chelsea in the 2024/25 UEFA European Association League final, and coach Manuel Pellegrini says his side have the same chances of winning the title as Chelsea.
In this season's La Liga, Real Betis finished 6th with 16 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses and qualified for Europe.
As for Chelsea, Maresca's team finished fourth in the Premier League this season and also successfully achieved the goal of qualifying for the Champions League.
Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini said in an interview, "I don't think this is a battle between King David and Goliath. We have the same chance to win the championship as them. Emotions must be controlled because a mistake may have to pay a high price."
"If we treat ourselves as equals, we have a chance to win the game, and we can't make mistakes by getting too excited."
Manuel Pellegrini pointed out, "I think rotation has played an important role in both competitions this season, which helped us secure European qualification and reach the UEFA Europa League final. But tomorrow's situation is different. This is the last game of the season and we have plenty of rest time. Every team will try their best to send out the strongest lineup to win."
"We worked hard for a year to qualify for Europe and achieved our goal four rounds ahead of schedule and reached the final. This is Real Betis' first international final and we are full of confidence."
In addition, Anthony from Brazil was loaned to Real Betis from Manchester United in January this year. He has played 17 times in La Liga this season and contributed 5 goals and 2 assists for Betis.
Speaking about the striker, Manuel Pellegrini said, "I spoke to him before he came to Betis and told me that he didn't play because he was unhappy and he was not happy with himself. He wanted revenge and I think he did it at Betis."
"He got back to form in a familiar way, and it's not easy to carry a 100 million euro tag. But Anthony is a very good player and I'm sure this period at Betis is a good opportunity to help him improve his career."
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