Villarreal
Real BetisDay 5
Natan 43'
Villarreal: 25. Gulacsi - 6. Navarro, 12. Veiga, 15. Mourino (Freeman, 76) - 18. Gueye P.A. (Saliba, 54) - 14. Comesaña, 17. Buchanan T. (Moleiro, 55) - 20. Romero - 7. Gerard Moreno (Oluwaseyi, 62), 9. Mikautadze, 19. Pépé N. (Perez A., 76)
Substitution: Saliba (from 54); Moleiro (from 55); Oluwaseyi (from 62); Freeman (from 76); Perez A. (from 76)
Bench: 1. Júnior L., 13. Gomez Rub. - 2. Costa Lo., 23. Cardona S. - 5. Diatta A., 11. Akhomach, 16. Macia C.
Yellow Cards: Veiga 84
Real Betis: 1. Valles - 2. Bellerin, 4. Natan, 5. Bartra, 11. García Fr. - 8. Fornals (Bernal, 84), 10. Ezzalzouli (Antony M., 66), 17. Riquelme R. (Deossa, 67), 21. Roca - 9. Cucho (Lo Celso, 84), 22. Isco (Dani Ceballos, 57)
Substitution: Dani Ceballos (from 57); Antony M. (from 66); Deossa (from 67); Bernal (from 84); Lo Celso (from 84)
Bench: 31. González Manu - 16. Gomez Val., 23. Júnior Firpo - 14. Losada, 15. Fidalgo - 12. Ortiz A. - 19. Parrott
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