He Betis faced the Fiorentina yesterday in the first leg of the semifinals of the Conference League. The team led by Manuel Pellegrini managed to defeat the Italian team (2-1) and is closer to the tournament final. They were part of the initial eleven both Bartra frame as RUBAL ACOR, Footballers who continue to magnify their history as Betis soccer players.
The two players participated yesterday in their third semifinal as Betics, Something that only Esnaola could overcome with the Verdiblanco club during his career. The legendary Betic goalkeeper, as noted by the communicator Fran Martínez, came to defend the Heliopolitan team in four different semifinals in his 460 games.
Marc Bartra and Aitor Ruibal participated in the semifinals of the 2019 Copa del Rey, in those of the Copa del Rey of 2022 and now they have also had prominence in those of the Conference League this year 2025. In the previous semifinals they were looked disparate, since Betis reached the final on one occasion (Rayo Vallecano), but remained on the road in the other (Valencia).
