2021–22 Real Betis season

The 2021–22 season is the 114th season in the existence of Real Betis and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Betis participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Real Betis
2021–22 season
PresidentÁngel Haro
Head coachManuel Pellegrini
StadiumBenito Villamarín
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Juanmi (14)

All:
Borja Iglesias
Juanmi
(18 each)
Highest home attendance52,158 vs Real Sociedad
Lowest home attendance22,590 vs Real Madrid
Biggest winAlicante 0–4 Real Betis
Real Betis 4–0 Real Sociedad
Biggest defeatLeverkusen 4–0 Real Betis
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2022.

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 January 2022.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Joel Robles
2 DF  ESP Martín Montoya
3 DF  ESP Edgar González
4 MF  CIV Paul Akouokou
5 DF  ESP Marc Bartra
6 DF  ESP Victor Ruiz
7 FW  ESP Juanmi
8 FW  FRA Nabil Fekir
9 FW  ESP Borja Iglesias
10 MF  ESP Sergio Canales (vice-captain)
11 FW  ESP Cristian Tello
12 FW  BRA Willian José (on loan from Real Sociedad)
13 GK  POR Rui Silva
14 MF  POR William Carvalho
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Álex Moreno
16 DF  ARG Germán Pezzella
17 FW  ESP Joaquín (captain)
18 MF  MEX Andrés Guardado
19 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín (on loan from Arsenal)
20 FW  MEX Diego Lainez
21 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez
22 MF  ESP Víctor Camarasa
23 DF  SEN Youssouf Sabaly
24 FW  ESP Aitor Ruibal
25 GK  CHI Claudio Bravo
28 MF  ESP Rodri
33 DF  ESP Juan Miranda

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  ESP Fran Delgado
36 DF  ESP José Calderón
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF  ESP Kike Hermoso

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ESP Dani Martín (at Málaga until June 30, 2022)
FW  ESP Rober (at Las Palmas until June 30, 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ESP Loren Morón (at Espanyol until June 30, 2022)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2021 Edgar GonzálezOviedoLoan return[2]
1 July 2021 Juan MirandaBarcelonaBuyout clauseFree[3]
1 July 2021 Youssouf Sabaly BordeauxTransferFree[4]
1 July 2021 Rui SilvaGranadaTransferFree
19 August 2021 Germán Pezzella FiorentinaTransfer3.500.000 €
26 August 2021 Willian JoséReal SociedadLoan
31 August 2021 Héctor Bellerín ArsenalLoan

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
1 July 2021 EmersonBarcelonaTransfer€14M[5]
1 July 2021 Aïssa MandiVillarrealTransferFree[6]
31 December 2022 Sidnei CruzeiroTransferFree

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly Winterthur 0–4 Real Betis Winterthur, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
24 July 2021 Friendly Real Betis 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Ruiz Aguilera
28 July 2021 Friendly Derby County 1–0 Real Betis Derby, England
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Leeds United 2–3 Real Betis Loughborough, England
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
4 August 2021 Friendly Almería 2–1 Real Betis Algeciras, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador
7 August 2021 Unbeatables Cup Real Betis 5–2 Roma Seville, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 14 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 34 17 7 10 55 38 +17 050.00
Copa del Rey 1 December 2021 23 April 2022 First round Winners 8 6 2 0 21 6 +15 075.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 17 March 2022 Group stage Round of 16 10 4 3 3 17 17 +0 040.00
Total 52 27 12 13 93 61 +32 051.92

Last updated: 2 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Sevilla (Y) 34 17 13 4 50 28 +22 64 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Atlético Madrid 34 18 7 9 59 41 +18 61
5 Real Betis (X) 34 17 7 10 56 38 +18 58 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Real Sociedad 34 15 11 8 33 32 +1 56
7 Villarreal 34 14 10 10 54 33 +21 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[7]
(X) Guaranteed Europa League but can still qualify for the Champions League; (Y) Guaranteed Europa Conference League but can still qualify for the Champions League or Europa League
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners is passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team is passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 17 7 10 55 38  +17 58 9 2 6 30 20  +10 8 5 4 25 18  +7

Last updated: 2 May 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDLWDWWLWWWLLWWWWLLDWWLWWLLWDWWDLD
Position69141111871085455553333333333355555555
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[8][9]

14 August 2021 1 Mallorca 1–1 Real Betis Palma
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
20 August 2021 2 Real Betis 1–1 Cádiz Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 23,102
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
28 August 2021 3 Real Betis 0–1 Real Madrid Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 22,590
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
13 September 2021 4 Granada 1–2 Real Betis Granada
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
19 September 2021 5 Real Betis 2–2 Espanyol Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,189
Referee: César Soto Grado
23 September 2021 6 Osasuna 1–3 Real Betis Pamplona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 13,758
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 September 2021 7 Real Betis 2–0 Getafe Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 29,825
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
3 October 2021 8 Villarreal 2–0 Real Betis Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,719
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
18 October 2021 9 Alavés 0–1 Real Betis Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 10,227
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
24 October 2021 10 Real Betis 3–2 Rayo Vallecano Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,362
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
27 October 2021 11 Real Betis 4–1 Valencia Seville
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,123
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
31 October 2021 12 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Real Betis Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 56,838
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
7 November 2021 13 Real Betis 0–2 Sevilla Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,534
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
21 November 2021 14 Elche 0–3 Real Betis Elche
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 16,127
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
28 November 2021 15 Real Betis 3–1 Levante Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,012
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
4 December 2021 16 Barcelona 0–1 Real Betis Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 66,529
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
12 December 2021 17 Real Betis 4–0 Real Sociedad Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 52,158
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 December 2021 18 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Real Betis Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 38,002
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
2 January 2022 19 Real Betis 0–2 Celta Vigo Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 41,656
Referee: César Soto Grado
9 January 2022 20 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Real Betis Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
18 January 2022 21 Real Betis 4–0 Alavés Seville
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 38,753
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
21 January 2022 22 Espanyol 1–4 Real Betis Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,637
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
6 February 2022 23 Real Betis 0–2 Villarreal Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 44,870
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
13 February 2022 24 Levante 2–4 Real Betis Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,103
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
20 February 2022 25 Real Betis 2–1 Mallorca Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 48,652
Referee: César Soto Grado
27 February 2022 26 Sevilla 2–1 Real Betis Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 37,250
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
6 March 2022 27 Real Betis 1–3 Atlético Madrid Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 44,383
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
13 March 2022 28 Real Betis 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,876
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
20 March 2022 29 Celta Vigo 0–0 Real Betis Vigo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 13,149
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
3 April 2022 30 Real Betis 4–1 Osasuna Seville
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 49,103
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
9 April 2022 31 Cádiz 1–2 Real Betis Cádiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 18,063
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
15 April 2022 32 Real Sociedad 0–0 Real Betis San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,893
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
19 April 2022 33 Real Betis 0–1 Elche Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,257
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
2 May 2022 34 Getafe 0–0 Real Betis Getafe
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,916
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
7 May 2022 35 Real Betis v Barcelona Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Benito Villamarín
10 May 2022 36 Valencia v Real Betis Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mestalla
15 May 2022 37 Real Betis v Granada Seville
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Benito Villamarín
22 May 2022 38 Real Madrid v Real Betis Madrid
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

1 December 2021 First round Alicante 0–4 Real Betis Alcoy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Martínez  20'
  • Sanz  81'
Report
Stadium: El Collao[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
15 December 2021 Second round Talavera 2–4 (a.e.t.) Real Betis Talavera de la Reina
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Prado
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
5 January 2022 Round of 32 Valladolid 0–3 Real Betis Valladolid
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
16 January 2022 Round of 16 Real Betis 2–1 Sevilla Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Note: The match was originally played on 15 January, however, it had been suspended in the 35th minute after Sevilla's Joan Jordan was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. It was resumed the next day at 16:00 behind closed doors.
3 February 2022 Quarter-finals Real Sociedad 0–4 Real Betis San Sebastián
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
3 March 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg
Real Betis 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Rayo Vallecano Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
23 April 2022 Final Real Betis 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Valencia Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 53,387
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Penalties

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV BET CEL FER
1 Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13 Advance to round of 16 4–0 3–2 2–1
2 Real Betis 6 3 1 2 12 12 0 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–1 4–3 2–0
3 Celtic 6 3 0 3 13 15 2 9 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–4 3–2 2–0
4 Ferencváros 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 3 1–0 1–3 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Real Betis 4–3 Celtic Seville, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,893
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
30 September 2021 2 Ferencváros 1–3 Real Betis Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 16,759
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
21 October 2021 3 Real Betis 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Seville, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 39,230
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
4 November 2021 4 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Real Betis Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
25 November 2021 5 Real Betis 2–0 Ferencváros Seville, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,137
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
9 December 2021 6 Celtic 3–2 Real Betis Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,548
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.[11]

17 February 2022 First leg Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–3 Real Betis Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 28,936
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
24 February 2022 Second leg Real Betis 0–0
(3–2 agg.)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 44,236
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[12]

9 March 2022 First leg Real Betis 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Seville, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 36,574
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
17 March 2022 Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Real Betis Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 19 April 2022.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ESP Joel Robles 30003000
13 GK  POR Rui Silva 280180306+10
25 GK  CHI Claudio Bravo 2001501040
Defenders
2 DF  ESP Martín Montoya 10060003+10
3 DF  ESP Edgar González 33113+616+1070
5 DF  ESP Marc Bartra 2812004140
6 DF  ESP Víctor Ruiz 22016+102+1020
15 DF  ESP Álex Moreno 39523+255+203+40
16 DF  ARG Germán Pezzella 28117+113070
19 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín 30021+103+103+10
23 DF  SEN Youssouf Sabaly 1305+103+1030
33 DF  ESP Juan Miranda 2019+20206+11
36 DF  ESP José Calderón 100+100000
37 DF  ESP Kike Hermoso 31110+2000
Midfielders
4 MF  CIV Paul Akouokou 1106+201020
10 MF  ESP Sergio Canales 42728+143+225+31
14 MF  POR William Carvalho 44418+112724+40
18 MF  MEX Andrés Guardado 32115+1000+204+11
20 MF  MEX Diego Lainez 1221+501+121+30
21 MF  ARG Guido Rodríguez 41224+31507+21
22 MF  ESP Víctor Camarasa 700+700000
28 MF  ESP Rodri 2419+811+301+20
Forwards
7 FW  ESP Juanmi 401823+5144+123+42
8 FW  FRA Nabil Fekir 411028+165272
9 FW  ESP Borja Iglesias 451715+1396+146+44
11 FW  ESP Cristian Tello 3154+1723+212+32
12 FW  BRA Willian José 39917+1171+214+41
17 FW  ESP Joaquín 3122+1502+228+20
24 FW  ESP Aitor Ruibal 3218+1103+217+10
35 FW  ESP Raúl García 200+100+1000
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club either permanently or on loan
16 FW  ESP Loren 00000000
27 FW  ESP Rober 801+300+101+20

Goalscorers

As of 21 January 2022
Rank Player La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League Total
1 Juanmi120214
2 Borja Iglesias72312
3 Nabil Fekir4217
4 Sergio Canales3216
Willian José6006
6 Álex Moreno3003
Cristian Tello0123
8 Joaquín0202
Diego Lainez0202
10 Marc Bartra0101
William Carvalho0101
Kike Hermoso1001
Juan Miranda0011
Germán Pezzella1001
Rodri1001
Guido Rodríguez1001
Own goals2024
Total 41131266

Notes

  1. Alicante played its match at El Collao, in Alcoy instead of their regular stadium Antonio Solana in Alicante, as it did not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

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  2. "El Real Betis y el Real Oviedo acuerdan la cesión de Edgar" [Real Betis and Real Oviedo agree the loan of Edgar] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. "Miranda to stay at Betis". FC Barcelona. 1 June 2021.
  4. "Youssouf Sabaly débarque au Betis". Foot Mercato (in French). 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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  10. "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
  11. "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.
  12. "Round of 16 draw". UEFA.com.
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