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What is Real Betis?

Real Betis is a professional football (soccer) club based in Seville, Spain. It plays in the Spanish league, LaLiga, and is coached by Manuel Pellegrini. It is competing in the UEFA Champions League this season, its first campaign in that competition in 21 years.

Why it's in the news

Betis beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Seville with an Isco penalty, keeping their start to the Champions League unbeaten and undefeated after three matches. The result left them fifth in the league phase table with nine points.

Betis vs Feyenoord — Betis beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Seville with Isco penalty Oct 21

Background

Real Betis is a football club from Seville, the capital of the Andalusia region in southern Spain. The club competes in LaLiga, the top professional league in Spain. Its head coach is Manuel Pellegrini.

The club's current European run is its first Champions League campaign in 21 years. Betis opened with back-to-back 3-2 wins, over Lille and Porto, and then beat Feyenoord 1-0 at home in Seville. In that match, Isco scored from the penalty spot in the 59th minute after Feyenoord's Jeremiah St. Juste handled a shot. Feyenoord had a chance before half-time when Gjivai Zechiel shot over the bar from close range, so the score stayed level at the break. Winger Antony left the field with an injury with about 25 minutes left, and Betis held on for the three points.

Betis now sit fifth in the Champions League table with nine points from three games, level on points with Real Madrid and Liverpool, among others, according to the standings. The club's next Champions League match is against Borussia Dortmund in Germany. The win over Feyenoord matters because it kept Betis in the group of teams with a perfect record so far in the competition.

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