Real Betis go dey face Olympique de Lyon today for the Trofeo Ciudad de La Línea at 8pm. Dis one na big test for Pellegrini side after dem suffer defeat against Granada last weekend. Di game go be like Champions League level because Lyon dey prepare for a qualifier against Sparta Prague to enter Champions League group stage.
Paulo Fonseca, di Lyon coach, get many players wey don get good minutes for pre-season. Dem add new signings like Bidstrup and Duranville, plus young striker Rémi Himbert wey dey show proper talent at 18 years. Pellegrini go use dis match to check im team progress and see wetin dem need improve.
Di Chilean coach dey expect more signings from di club management, but he want some players to start showing their quality for di pitch. Some players wey dey set to leave, like Gonzalo Petit and Nelson Deossa, still dey feature. Also, some youth players like Morante dey try to earn more time after he start against Granada.
New signings Fran García and Facundo Bernal don already give small hints of wetin dem go bring. Everybody dey wait to see Antony make im summer debut—di Brazilian do special training to avoid pubalgia wey trouble am last season. He don already train normally with di group.
One special connection between Betis and Lyon na Nabil Fekir. Di Frenchman play for both clubs, first wey he shine for Lyon for Champions League, then he become leader for Betis when dem win 2022 Copa del Rey. Today match go be emotional for am.
