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05/12 16:19 CDT Real Betis returns to Champions League after 20 years
Real Betis returns to Champions League after 20 years
MADRID (AP) --- Real Betis is back in the Champions League after a 20-year
absence.
The Spanish club beat Elche 2-1 at home in the Spanish league on Tuesday to
seal fifth place and the final Champions League spot.
Betis last played in the Champions League in the 2005-06 season, when it
finished third in its group behind Liverpool and Chelsea.
With two rounds remaining, Manuel Pellegrini's Betis opened a seven-point gap
to sixth-place Celta Vigo, which earlier Tuesday lost 3-2 to Levante at home.
Cucho Hernndez put Betis ahead in the ninth minute and Pablo Fornals scored
the winner in the 68th after Hctor Fort had equalized for Elche shortly before
halftime.
Elche, which played a man down from the 49th after Lo Ptrot was sent off,
stayed close to the relegation zone.
Levante moved to 16th place with its win over Vigo.
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