The Betis Herald
Match31 Oct 2026
No mercy from Betis
Mallorca will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Betis were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Buba Sangaré says Betis went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market2 Nov 2026
Antony wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Betis hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
A masterclass from Giovani Lo Celso
Marked 8.28 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Ez Abde in the eights
A performance of 8.01 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
When it matters, Giovani Lo Celso plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Ricardo Fuentes kept it short after the 3‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Julián Quiñones runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Julián Quiñones scores his first for Betis
The one goal every signing is asked about until it comes. It has come, and a press-conference question has been retired.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Ángel Ortiz
- Squad Izei Ramírez makes his debut at 14
- Squad Ángel Ortiz has had enough of the bench