Betis Las próximas jornadas definirán su verdadero objetivo.
Una vez completados los últimos partidos pendientes de la 29ª jornada de LaLiga Santander y pocas horas antes de que arranque la 30ª fecha del calendario, el Betis se encuentra en tierra de nadie en la clasificación. Situado en la 14ª posición está prácticamente a la misma distancia de los puestos que dan acceso a las competiciones europeas que de los que descienden a Segunda división.
La desventaja respecto a la séptima plaza, última que otorga una plaza en las rondas previas de la UEFA Europa League tras la renuncia de Athletic y Real Sociedad a disputar la final de la Copa del Rey sin publico en las gradas, es de 10 puntos. Ocupa el puesto el Villarreal, equipo al que los verdiblancos aún deben enfrentarse en el Benito Villamarín.
El empate del pasado lunes frente al Granada ha servido a los de Rubi para mantenerse a la misma distancia de Europa, recortándole un punto al Valencia, ahora a nueve de distancia, pero añadiendo nuevos rivales a la pelea, como el conjunto castellonense, el propio Granada o el Athletic Club, rival del equipo de Rubi mañana en San Mamés.
Amplio margen para no pasar problemasMirando hacia abajo, con el punto rescatado el lunes en un final de partido de locos, en el que el Betis remontó para ponerse por delante en el marcador y terminó cediendo un empate a balón parado en el tiempo añadido, los verdiblancos han logrado aumentar en un punto su ventaja sobre la 18ª posición, que marca el descenso de categoría.
Este puesto es para el Mallorca, que logró empatar en el Villamarín pero perdió ante el Betis en su estadio, por lo que salvo triples o cuádruples empates que dictaminaran lo contrario, la distancia de los de Rubi respecto al primero de los tres equipos que perdería la categoría sería de los nueve puntos que marca la clasificación más el 'goalaverage' particular.
Esta situación intermedia, las sorpresas que empiezan a aparecer en algunos partidos y el calendario que tienen por delante los equipos, en algunos casos, como el del Villarreal (le queda enfrentarse a Granada, Sevilla, Valencia, Barcelona, Getafe o Real Madrid, entre otros) o el del Athletic (Barcelona, Valencia, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Granada...), realmente complicados, convierten el duelo del Betis mañana en San Mamés en una final para saber si aún puede soñar con meterse en la pelea por la séptima plaza... o debe centrarse en salvar la categoría.
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