Betis spent this Thursday night being the group leader and being left out of the Europa League after losing at the Benito Villamarín against Rangers (2-3) and seeing how Sparta Prague beat Aris from Limasol at home no options (1-3).
The Scots went ahead twice in the first half with a goal from Senegalese Abdallah Sima after 10 minutes of play, neutralized four later by Juan Miranda, and another from Nigerian Cyriel Dessers in the 20th, but Ayoze Pérez equalized again (37) .
In the second half, Betis forgave a header from Assane Diao against the crossbar, in addition to having Ayoze’s goal disallowed for handball, which Rangers took advantage of to score 2-3 through Jamaican Kemar Roofe in the 78th minute and plunge into a absolute disappointment to the green and white team and its fans.
The Betic defeats in their trips to the fields of Rangers and Sparta meant that they reached this sixth and final day of the group stage with a series of possible combinations in which these three teams had a chance to be first in C.
Villarreal, for its part, scored 2-3 at Rennes, finished first and reached the round of 16. The match ended in shock, as the groguet Gerard Moreno had to be taken off on a stretcher and immobilized after a chance collision with his teammate Raúl Albiol.
