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00:00Hi everyone, good afternoon. Welcome to Wrocław and welcome to the Matchday Minus One press conference with Real Betis for the 2025 UEFA Conference League final.
00:13On stage with me is head coach Manuel Pellegrini alongside Isco and Marc Bartra.
00:19As a reminder, we have translations available in English, Polish and Spanish, so please ask a question in one of these languages.
00:26Please only one question, state your name and media. Let's go ahead and get started.
00:32Betis TV here.
00:56Let's go ahead and get started.
01:00Manu, Marc, Isco, how are you living in these previous moments?
01:08Well, I think we are living in these moments with much joy.
01:10It has been the work, as you said, of one year, to be already classified for Europe in the next season, four days before.
01:17And, on the other hand, we have had the capacity of the conference to reach this final.
01:23The same statistics, as they say, in the first final that will play Betis in their history, we are feeling with a lot of responsibility and with a lot of confidence to be able to give joy to those hinchas.
01:32All right. Let's go. Blue shirt in the front row, please.
01:36Yeah. Yeah.
01:37Hello. Buenas tardes. My name is Germán Andemar. I have a question for Isco.
01:42Isco, a level of clubs, he has won practically everything in the Real Madrid, 19 titles.
01:48This would be the first, if you get it, that you can win as captain.
01:51I don't know if you have seen the Soñador levanting the cup and what would be for you to win a title with Betis?
01:57Bueno, al final, cuando uno está cerca de jugar una final, siempre visualiza momentos y cosas que pueden pasar.
02:12Y, bueno, lo importante es centrarse en el partido. Va a ser un partido muy complicado.
02:18Y, bueno, al final este sería el primer título en la historia a nivel europeo del Betis.
02:25Y, bueno, sería un sueño poder levantarlo como capitán.
02:29A question for the coach. Are you okay to answer in English, Manuel?
02:36Yes, no problem.
02:37Thank you. I wanted to ask you about Anthony, and obviously he's been brilliant for you.
02:42He's got quite emotional when he was speaking to the host broadcaster.
02:46Tia has said he found it hard to cope mentally with not playing at Manchester United.
02:50How proud are you that you've helped him turn his career around?
02:53Well, I think that I can be proud, but I think that Anthony did all the work he could to do it.
03:03I spoke with him before he came to Betis.
03:06He told me that he was not playing because he was not happy, but he had a lot of complaints about what he has done.
03:13Also, he wanted revenge.
03:15And here in Betis, I think that he had it, and he did it in the way we know that he can do it
03:21because it's not easy for you to pay $100 million for a player.
03:27And Anthony is a very good player, and I am absolutely sure that this is a huge time here in Betis
03:34to continue improving his career.
03:37Let's go here. Second row, please.
03:40Hi. So, question for Manuel again, please.
03:43I would appreciate if you could answer in English. I'd be very grateful.
03:47Chelsea coach Enzo Mareska, who you obviously know very well,
03:51made a very strong point last week that Betis played on Friday, their final game before this match,
03:57but Chelsea had to play on Sunday.
03:59And he's made a big point of the fact you have two extra days to prepare.
04:04Does he have a point? Do you have an advantage over Chelsea because of this?
04:07Well, I read what Enzo said, and I agree absolutely with him.
04:14Not because with Betis against Chelsea. I think that in football you cannot give any advantage to your rival.
04:20Of course, they had a difficult game on Sunday that they must qualify for the Champions League.
04:25They did it, so I'm very happy for him.
04:28But it will not be an excuse because you need to play three days after that game.
04:34And during the whole season you always have to play, especially when you play Champions League or European games,
04:41to play Thursday and Sunday, Wednesday or Saturday.
04:44So I'm absolutely sure that Chelsea will be recuperated in what they did on Sunday
04:51and will be tomorrow a difficult team with one or two days less of rest,
04:57but will be exactly the same difficult team.
04:59All right, let's go to the front shirt, front blue shirt.
05:02Yeah, thank you.
05:06Hola, buenas tardes, Mateo González de ABC.
05:08Una pregunta para los tres.
05:09Creo que más seguro, no sé si Manuel e Isco,
05:12habéis dado un paseo a lo mejor esta mañana por la ciudad.
05:16No sé si habéis sentido la vibración de los aficionados del Betis por aquí
05:19y cómo sentís eso, que es una ocasión única para ellos también,
05:22y cómo lo transmiten. Gracias.
05:24Sí, he podido estar, nada, 20 minutitos dando una vuelta con la familia
05:32y evidentemente me he encontrado a béticos, sobre todo mucha ilusión.
05:38Sabemos que la importancia que tiene también para todos los béticos,
05:43lo felices que están, como ha dicho Manuel,
05:45no es solo evidentemente la felicidad de poder ganarla, evidentemente,
05:49pero ya estando aquí hemos hecho felices a muchísima gente,
05:53a muchísimas personas y estamos escribiendo la historia,
05:57que es lo que queremos,
05:59pero evidentemente que darles la mayor de las alegrías
06:03que es consiguiendo un título europeo
06:05es algo que el bético lo va a recordar de por vida
06:09y va a quedar ahí y ojalá que se pueda dar.
06:13Manuel, good to see you. Ben Jacobs from Gimmi Sport,
06:20another question in English, please.
06:22Is it true that you texted Enzo Mareska
06:25telling him these two teams would meet in the final
06:29and how early was that text?
06:32And then if you could speak a bit more
06:34as to what you taught Enzo as a manager.
06:37Yes, of course, I sent Enzo a message,
06:40a very short message when we start in the face of groups.
06:44I see you in Poland in the final.
06:47And then when we both arrive,
06:49also I give him a call to tell him
06:53how happy I was to play the final against him.
06:56And what did you teach him as a manager?
06:58What were the main messages you taught him?
07:01To Enzo?
07:01No, nothing about that.
07:03Just two or three words.
07:05I congratulate him about the work they did on Sunday.
07:09No, I mean when you work together.
07:10No, when we work together,
07:12I don't know what he learned about that,
07:16but when we work in West Ham,
07:20we're always talking about football,
07:21so both of us know absolutely
07:24what the other think about that.
07:26All right, let's go.
07:27The gentleman right here.
07:28Thank you.
07:28What's up, Carlos Hidalgo, de Onda Cero.
07:31One for Marc and Isco.
07:32If you can respond to the two, please.
07:34What does the Betis have not the Chelsea?
07:41Good question.
07:45Well, above all, money.
07:47What's up, Carlos Hidalgo, de Onda Cero, de Onda Cero,
07:51and from there are two good teams,
07:56with two great players,
07:59and tomorrow we have a very important game.
08:04and I think that what I think is the betis is the betis
08:09for this game,
08:12for this final,
08:14for writing their story in Europe
08:18and, well, I think that it's a good point for us.
08:22Yes, absolutely.
08:23Yes, absolutely.
08:24As you said,
08:26at the end,
08:27Chelsea,
08:27at the end of the history,
08:29at the end of Europe,
08:30at the end of the club,
08:32also comes to the end of the season
08:32that has won all the games.
08:35But we are a family.
08:37From the first day,
08:38I also told you,
08:39I told you,
08:39I told you,
08:39I told you,
08:40I told you a lot of commitment
08:41since the pre-season
08:42and we have been growing
08:44as a team
08:45as a team
08:47during this season
08:49and we have a great day
08:52to be able to reach the goal
08:53and be able to reach the goal
08:56and be here.
08:56And we,
08:57as a family,
08:57as we know that it's only
08:58a final for us,
08:59it's something more,
09:00it's something more then.
09:01It's something very big
09:02for the betis.
09:02It's something
09:04very big.
09:05We will go back
09:06with a commitment
09:06and a pleasure
09:08and a joy
09:09and a hope
09:10that you'll see
09:11that we're in it.
09:14Hello.
09:15Buenas tardes
09:16a all.
09:17I'm a federally
09:17Gracias.
09:47Gracias.
10:17Gracias.
10:47Isco, tú has comentado muchas veces que estáis muy motivados, ¿no? Estáis engolilaos, pusiste el término de moda incluso, ¿no? ¿Os hace sentir esto más poderosos, la ambición y las ganas que tenéis, los mensajes que tú has lanzado a los aficionados para el partido de mañana?
11:03Gracias.
11:04Bueno, más poderosos, no sé, nosotros estamos convencidos. Al final, como ya lo he comentado en el vestuario, creer es el primer paso para la victoria. Va a ser un partido difícil, pero confiamos en nuestra plantilla.
11:23Como ha dicho Omar, somos una familia, hemos demostrado que somos capaces de ganarle a cualquiera y, bueno, todos estamos deseando que llegue esa final y ojalá poder darle una alegría a nuestra afición, que es la que más se lo merece.
11:43Hola, ¿qué tal? Buenas tardes. Manolo Martín para Canal Subradio. Para los tres, un poco al hilo de lo que comentaba antes el comeñero, de lo que preguntaba. Habéis jugado en equipos grandes, Madrid-Barcelona.
11:58¿Qué cosas y cuántas cosas buenas tiene que hacer el Betis para mañana, doble al Chelsea? Y, sobre todo, me gustaría que hicierais un poquito en qué error capital no se debería de cometer mañana en esta final ante el Chelsea. Un poco para los tres. Gracias.
12:13Bueno, yo creo, principalmente, lo más importante para ganar la mañana es ser el mismo equipo de siempre, lo que nos ha permitido llegar a esta final, lo que nos permitió en la Liga, en un sitio clasificar a Europa y estar peleando la clasificación a Champions hasta los últimos minutos.
12:27Lo he dicho muchas veces, la parte emocional hay que saberla manejar con mucha calidad porque un error importante en ese aspecto puede decidir un resultado. Así que, tener la confianza que jugando igual, igual, tenemos las mismas posibilidades de ganar el partido de mañana y no cometer errores por exceso de motivación.
12:42All right, let's go second row to John, please.
12:47And then we'll go next.
12:48Hello, Manuel. Can I ask you another question in English, if I may?
12:52You've obviously managed extensively in England.
12:55You know the strength of a team like Chelsea.
12:58Who do you think is favourites tomorrow night?
13:01Who should be favourites?
13:02And how much satisfaction would you take from winning?
13:05Well, it's very easy for me to say that Chelsea's favourites, because as Isco just said, their budget is a little bit more than ours.
13:12But I don't agree with that.
13:14I think that both teams will have exactly the same chance to win the game tomorrow, in 90 minutes in a game.
13:20Everyone can win.
13:22It depends on the performance of the players.
13:24We have a player with a lot of experience also, both are here, both are at my side.
13:31And we will be absolutely convinced for the first minute that we are going to start to try to win the game.
13:37And in 90 minutes we'll see which team play better.
13:40Yeah, Harit Zataryan from Armenian Press, question in English for all.
13:47You mentioned a lot, Mark mentioned about the history of Chelsea, Isco mentioned about the budget,
13:52and your coach mentioned about, again, the budget and differences.
13:56Do you think tomorrow's match is the match between Goliath and David?
14:01And what can here be a David as a Betis?
14:05What are the main advantages of Betis to win Goliath in this sense?
14:10Thank you.
14:12Well, I just answered exactly the same question.
14:15We don't think that we are David and Goliath.
14:17I think that tomorrow we have exactly the same possibility to win the game.
14:20We are going to start from the first minute to try to do it.
14:22It doesn't matter how much one amount of budget has one team or the other team.
14:27And in the 90 minutes in the pitch, we will be exactly have the same chance to win that game.
14:33Okay, let's go here in the gray shirt in the fourth row, please.
14:36Yeah.
14:38Por aquí, Mr. Elabor Muñoz, zona mixta.
14:40Le quería preguntar por las dudas para el partido.
14:43Preguntarle por esa portería, por si Fran Vieti llega bien al partido y si en caso puede que llegue bien,
14:48si tiene duda, si alinearlo a él o a Adrián San Miguel.
14:55Y luego también preguntarle por los Celso, que hay muchas dudas sobre si llega bien al partido
14:59y si está al 100% para poder jugar mañana.
15:02Bueno, yo creo que tenemos 11 dudas.
15:04Vamos a ver si mañana, entre días, las noches y mañana la solucionamos
15:07y veremos cuál es el mejor equipo que comienza.
15:10Okay, let's go back with the hand up, please.
15:13¿Qué tal? Aquí Luis Delgado de Radio Nacional de España.
15:21Yo quería preguntarle a Isco qué se le dice a la afición que está viajando en masa hasta aquí
15:25y a Manuel Pellegrini cómo se afronta un partido también en su primera final, ¿no?, a la europea.
15:31¿Dónde estás? Que no te veo, perdona.
15:37Bueno, a la afición del Betis poco hay que decirle y mucho que agradecerle.
15:43Gracias.
15:44Nos llevan en volanda allá donde vamos, en cada campo, independientemente de la distancia, del frío, del calor.
15:56Siempre nos acompañan, lo seguimos muy cerca en cada partido, los viajes, las concentraciones.
16:04Y, bueno, mañana es un partido muy especial, es una final que es muy importante para la historia
16:15y ojalá poder darle la alegría de esa victoria a, yo creo que, a una de las aficiones que más se lo merecen.
16:24Okay, let's do one last one in the front row, in the green, please. Thanks.
16:28Sí, Pepe Líaz de Mundo Betis y Mundo Deportivo. Para Manuel, usted, durante toda la temporada,
16:36cada vez que ha habido partidos de conference y de liga seguidos, ha hecho muchísimos cambios en el equipo.
16:42Maresca, que discípulo aventajado suyo, le dice que su padre, también ha hecho durante toda la temporada lo mismo.
16:47Ha jugado en el equipo en la conference, otro en la Premier.
16:51Después del partido del domingo, que creo que usted habrá visto,
16:54¿espera que va a haber muchos cambios, que va a volver a esa dinámica de rotación masiva
16:59o, por ser esto una final, va a haber menos cambios de lo habitual?
17:04Bueno, yo creo que una de las cosas que ha sido muy importante,
17:07y lo he hablado muchas veces con el plantel, ha sido justamente eso,
17:10el haber hecho rotaciones entre las dos competiciones,
17:12lo que nos permitió clasificar a Europa con anticipación a que terminara la liga
17:16y nos permite estar en esta final.
17:19Seguramente eso también, con lo intenso de la liga inglesa más las copas,
17:22tenía el mismo concepto y la permitió también a ellos estar en esta distancia.
17:28Así que mañana ya es algo distinto, tenemos el suficiente descanso,
17:32es el último partido de la temporada,
17:34yo creo que cada uno va a intentar colocar el once inicial,
17:37que cree que es el mejor para ganar el partido.
17:39Ok, una última, última, una.
17:40Bueno, por aquí Gonzalo Totosa, el chiringuito para Mar Bartra y para Isco.
17:47Habéis pasado malos momentos para volver ahora a vuestro mejor momento en el Betis.
17:51Quería preguntar a cada uno, ¿de quién os acordáis ahora tanto Bartra como Isco?
17:56Y si habéis hablado de levantar esta copa juntos.
17:58Bueno, sobre todo de los que han estado a nuestro lado,
18:07desde momentos los buenos como también los no tan buenos,
18:13mi familia, mis hijos, mis padres, mi hermano,
18:16y luego todos los compañeros, el staff, al final vivo por y para ello
18:26y eso ha sido muy importante.
18:28Y luego a la hora de levantarla, pues evidentemente será algo increíble
18:34porque yo además lo veo ahí, lo sueño, ¿no?,
18:38que la pueda estar levantando, así que ojalá se dé.
18:41Gracias.
18:44No?
18:47Ok, alright, thank you.
18:50Alright, thank you everyone.
18:52The Betis Match Day minus one training session begins in about 15 minutes
18:56and is fully open to media.
18:58Thank you.
18:58Gracias.