Real Betis rallies to defeat AlavÃ©s 3-2 in Spanish league

Posted March 08, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - Real Betis rallied from two goals down to defeat AlavÃ©s 3-2 in the Spanish league on Monday, staying in the fight for European qualification spots.

Betis' fourth victory in a row moved the club within three points of fifth-placed Real Sociedad and six points from fourth-placed Sevilla.

Betis visits Sevilla in the Seville derby on Sunday.

Joselu and Ã‰dgar MÃ©ndez put AlavÃ©s ahead with a goal each in the first half, but the hosts rallied with Borja Iglesias scoring in the 61st and 88th minutes and JoaquÃn SÃ¡nchez adding a goal in the 81st.

It was the fourth straight loss for AlavÃ©s, which stayed second-to-last in the 20-team standings, two points from safety. It has only one win in its last 12 league games.

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