#Manuel Pellegrini

The Spanish Super Cup continues with a second semifinal as last season's La Liga runners-up Barcelona take on Copa del Rey champions Real Betis in Saudi Arabia. The revamped Supercopa is a four-team mini tournament that pits the top two finishers from last year's La Liga table against the finalists of the Copa del Rey. While Barcelona striker…

Competition/Round: 2023 Spanish Super Cup, Semi-Final 2 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: None Real Betis Outs & Doubts: Paul Akouokou, Víctor Camarasa, Youssouf Sabaly (doubt) Date/Time: Thursday, January 12, 2023, 8pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 7pm GMT (UK), 2pm ET, 11am PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Friday) Venue: King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi…

The Spanish Super Cup continues on Thursday as Real Betis and FC Barcelona face each other in the semifinals. The winner will take on Real Madrid in the final on Sunday, meaning we would get El Clasico if Barca advance. Xavi's side are coming off a crucial away win against Atletico de Madrid (1-0) while the team coached by Manuel Pellegrini won 2-1…

Club football is back in action with another round of matches this week as PSV Eindhoven lock horns with Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis side in an intriguing encounter at the Philips Stadion on Saturday. PSV Eindhoven finished in second place in the Eredivisie standings and have been fairly impressive over the past year. The Dutch outfit thrashed…

Manchester City team Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Mangala, Fernandinho, Lampard, Navas, Bony. Barcelona team: Ter Stegen; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar. Subs: Bravo, Mathieu, Adriano, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Xavi, Pedro. 'My time at Man City will not be complete without Champions League' -…

HE ARRIVED for a British transfer record for a defender. He was part of the team that won the Premier League with a record points tally. But now the centre-back is a free agent and desperate to find a new club. The French star spent the second half of last season with Saint-Etienne - but could not help the club avoid relegation into Ligue…

Southampton parted ways with Ralph Hasenhuttl following Sunday's 4-1 home defeat by Newcastle as they remain in the relegation zone with just three wins all season Southampton became the fifth club already this season to sack their manager after parting ways with Ralph Hasenhuttl on Monday (November 7). The Austrian was relieved of his duties on…

These odds are correct at the time of writing. Check with your bookmaker before confirming. Betis had a rough time playing friendly matches against South American opposition last month, and now are facing Manchester United who is playing their first friendly match of the autumn season. It has been a torrid time for Betis playing friendly games…

Fans of Spanish soccer rejoice! LaLiga kicks off its 2022-23 season Friday, Aug. 12, meaning we're less than two weeks away from European football resuming in full. For those of us who enjoy the occasional sports bet, that also means now is the perfect time to place your futures bet. While Barcelona and Real Madrid are once again favorites to take…

La Liga is back in action this week with a new set of games, beginning on Thursday when Valencia plays Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis team at the Estadio de Mestalla. In the forthcoming games for the Spanish La Liga football competition, they will face off. Valencia is currently in the bottom half of the La Liga standings in 11th place and has not…

HE ARRIVED for a British transfer record for a defender. He was part of the team that won the Premier League with a record points tally. But now the centre-back is a free agent and desperate to find a new club. The French star spent the second half of last season with Saint-Etienne - but could not help the club avoid relegation into Ligue…

The huge El Clasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will dominate the weekend. The game is expected to give an early verdict on who is the favorite to win the Spanish League this season. There are also other significant games in Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. Here are our best European soccer bets for the weekend. Bilbao and Atletico…

The UEFA Europa League is back in action with another round of matches this week as Real Betis lock horns with Jose Mourinho's AS Roma side at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Thursday. AS Roma are currently in sixth place in the Serie A standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The Giallorossi edged Lecce to an important 2-1…

Betis travel to the Italian capital on Thursday for a confrontation with Roma, one of the champion apparatuses in the Europa Association bunch stage. The aftereffects of this game and next Thursday's return conflict in Seville might figure out who winds up winning Gathering C to progress straightforwardly to the last 16. Betis are now in a solid…

The return of David Moyes to West Ham United in 2019 sparked a debate surrounding the decision to hire a manager who has struggled to stamp his authority in recent years. Hand-picked by the great Sir Alex Ferguson to replace him, Moyes' Manchester United era did not go according to plan. A harsh lesson in Manchester was then followed by a dismal…

Europa Conference League champions Roma have been drawn into a Europa League group containing Real Betis, Ludogorets Razgrad and HJK Helsinki. With the group stage fixtures set to kick off in early September, Roma will be eyeing up a successful season in the Europa League. But, how well acquainted are the Giallorossi with their Group C…