The Betis will meet his rival on Monday in the playoff elimination round of the Europa League, in the draw to be held in Nyon, although he already knows five of his possible opponents, waiting for Atalanta-Villarreal, which was suspended yesterday, and which could hold one more in the event of victory for the Italian team.
The rival to avoid is Borussia Dortmund, who already have Erling Haaland, after overcoming the injury that prevented him from playing several games in the group stage of the Champions League. The German team is the favorite in the bookmakers, even ahead of Barcelona, which will also play the Europa League after falling in Munich but will not be able to play Betis, since they cannot face teams from the same federation -Seville, waiting for what happens today with Real Sociedad and Villarreal, it would be the other Spanish team.
The possible rivals of Betis
Borussia Dortmund
The great candidate to lift the Europa League, after finishing third in group C, behind Ajax and Sporting de Portugal. Haaland’s injury had a decisive influence on being eliminated from the Champions League, although the Norwegian forward is already recovered and even said goodbye to the top continental competition by scoring two goals against Besiktas. He is the second classified in the Bundesliga, four points behind Bayern Munich.
Port
The Portuguese league leader was left out of the Champions League on the last day, after being defeated by Atlético de Madrid (1-3) when it seemed they had everything in their favor. Finally, he was third in group B, behind intractable Liverpool and the colchoneros, but ahead of Milan, which qualified him for the Europa League.
Leipzig
With problems in the Bundesliga, in which they are eleventh after defeats in a row, the German team has offered a better image in the Champions League. The difficulty of group A, with Manchester City and PSG as the first two, has left them in the second European competition, but they are a young team with tremendous energy.
Zenit
Third in group H, after Juventus and Chelsea and ahead of Malmö, the Russian team has been competing better in the Russian league, in which they are leading and in which this weekend is played that leadership against Dinamo from Moscow. Their draw on the last day against the Londoners left Juve as the first in the group.
Sheriff
The great revelation of the Champions League, in which he began with victories against Shakhtar and Real Madrid, has earned him to be now in the Europa League. Third place in group D, the Transnitria team is the sweet expert of the draw, despite the long journey that this confrontation would entail.
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