(Laliga 2023/2024): Highlights REAL BETIS - ATHLETIC CLUB

Betis and Sevilla, the two great clubs. I suppose that's the one consolation for Betis fans this season, that Sevilla are in a lot worse shape than they are. But Betis weren't great in midweek. Nicely done by Altimira. Johnny Cardoso trying to send William Jose away. He plays the early ball. It's a good one as well. It's a real chance here for Chimier to get his first goal for Betis. And he takes that chance. 12 minutes in. Chimier strikes. First goal for his new club is Betis 1-0. Well, you gave him the platform. You have to be extremely careful in that difficult balance between advantage and where creative players get stifled unnecessarily. Well, Nico did get past the rebound there, but Fornals was back to help him out. Here's William Jose. Chimier plays it forward to Fekir. Whips the cross in. William Jose gets on the end of it. It's gone in off the Betis striker. It's 2-0. The original shot from William Jose foiled, but the follow-up comes back off him and crosses the line. Betis double their lead. It's Betis 2, Athletic Club 0. Down the left again. Well, it also starts with... Well, I agree with you, but I think the referee's falling for it. Oh, my word. That's horrible. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Don't do that, Nico. Don't do that. There he goes. That's it. Bye-bye. Well, you have to feel for him because... Again, tail end Charlies. There's another chance here. Fornaus, the keeper comes out. Fornaus got there first, steers it wide. The greedy, he's reaching all the way, and if he slides it left instead of trying on goal... Derringer will take the kick. Into the near post! And that's exactly what happens! Athletic Club get a foothold back in the game. It's good as settled with his tenth goal of the season. Valverde's had such a terrible first half, he can't muster a smile, but that's given those Athletic fans some hope. Very similar in that respect to William Carvalho. The ball comes out to Berenguer. Can he get the shot away? He can! He doesn't pick out the far corner. That wasn't far. Took the paint off the far post. Fekir. William Jose's continued his run. He's given it back by Fekir. Fekir once more. Cardoso with the shot! And what a goal that is! To make it Betis 3, Athletic Club 1. Johnny Cardoso picked his corner and Bidou Nassim on all ends up. And Athletic's resistance severely dented. Betis gives it back to Savally. Out to Rodri. Rodri drives to the byline, pulls the ball back, and in the end somehow Vivian clears with Fornaus honing in. I know I'm going on about it a lot. We came here expecting Athletic Club. Well, not expecting, but wondering if Athletic Club were going to get into the Champions League places. It all went wrong for them. And it's Betis who move above Real Sociedad in that fight for a European spot.