Harvey Elliott must repeat Liverpool transfer trick as criticism grows in Spain
Liverpool Echo · Ian Doyle · 24 Sept 2026
Momentum
ValenciaReal Betis
0′HT90′
Timeline
CommentaryValenciaReal Betis
- 26'Ryunosuke Sato — yellow card
- 42'Junior Firpo — yellow card
- 55'F. Ugrinic → A. Danjuma
- 55'U. Sadiq → H. Duro
- 55'L. Rioja → P. Maffeo
- 59'F. Garcia → J. Firpo
- 59'Isco → R. Riquelme
- 71'H. Bellerin → A. Ortiz
- 71'T. Parrott → C. Hernandez
- 79'P. Garcia → P. Fornals
- 83'GP. Garcia (assist: F. Garcia)
- 88'A. Dieng → G. Rodriguez
- 88'D. Otorbi → Pepelu
- 89'Mouctar Diakhaby — yellow card
Top players
All stats- Álvaro VallesPlayer of the match · G · 90′8.2
- César TárregaD · 90′7.3
- Diego LlorenteD · 90′7.3
- Pablo GarcíaF · 11′ · 1 g7.3
- Javier GuerraM · 90′7.2
Lineups
Pitch viewValencia5-4-1
Coach: Carlos Corberan
Starting XI
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 24P. MaffeoD
- 5C. TarregaD
- 18PepeluD
- 4M. DiakhabyD
- 21J. VazquezD
- 39R. SatoM
- 2G. RodriguezM
- 8J. GuerraM
- 7A. DanjumaM
- 9H. DuroF
Substitutes
- 25K. van OevelenG
- 14J. GayaD
- 29A. PanachD
- 36I. CordobaD
- 15A. DiengM
- 23F. UgrinicM
- 10A. AlmeidaM
- 38J. DuraM
- 6U. SadiqF
- 19D. RabaF
- 11L. RiojaF
- 27D. OtorbiF
Real Betis4-2-3-1
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini
Starting XI
- 1A. VallesG
- 12A. OrtizD
- 3D. LlorenteD
- 16V. GomezD
- 23J. FirpoD
- 6F. BernalM
- 8P. FornalsM
- 7AntonyM
- 18N. DeossaM
- 17R. RiquelmeM
- 9C. HernandezF
Substitutes
- 40A. de PabloG
- 31M. GonzalezG
- 5M. BartraD
- 2H. BellerinD
- 11F. GarciaD
- 4NatanD
- 22IscoM
- 21M. RocaM
- 15A. FidalgoM
- 19T. ParrottF
- 14I. LosadaF
- 33P. GarciaF
Head to head
All meetingsKey players
Goalkeeper
6.59Rating8.31
7Apps7
630Minutes630
3.14Saves /904.43
1.43Conceded /900.86
59%Pass acc.73%
Defender
6.87Rating7.58
5Apps6
330Minutes333
2.73Tackles /902.70
1.09Interceptions /901.08
0.27Blocks /901.35
4.64Duels won /905.68
Midfielder
7.06Rating7.25
4Apps6
317Minutes416
0Goals0
0Assists1
0.57Key passes /900.87
85%Pass acc.93%
0.57Dribbles won /900.22
Forward
6.69Rating7.14
6Apps4
270Minutes244
0Goals1
0Assists0
0.33On target /901.11
1.00Dribbles won /902.58
From 13 matches this season.
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