<p>BARCELONA: Veteran Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has regularly produced impressive results at the highest level but his failure to win the Champions League means some hesitate to place him among the managerial elite.
Key takeaways
Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini prepares for a Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund, a club that inflicted a memorable injury-time defeat on his former team Malaga in 2013. Despite a long career, Pellegrini has yet to win the European competition.
- Pelleggi's Malaga lost to Dortmund in 2013 after conceding twice in injury time, missing the semi-finals.
- The 73-year-old coach joined Real Betis in 2020 and currently holds his longest managerial tenure.
- Betis has won all three league phase matches and features attacking players like Isco and Ez Abde.
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BARCELONA: Veteran Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has regularly produced impressive results at the highest level but his failure to win the Champions League means some hesitate to place him among the managerial elite.
The 73-year-old's team boast three wins from three in the league phase ahead of Wednesday's visit to face Borussia Dortmund, the scene of one of the most agonising defeats in his long career.
In 2013 Pellegrini's Malaga conceded twice in injury time against Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund, to miss out on a Champions League semi-final berth.
It was an especially cruel defeat for Pellegrini, who had attended his father's funeral in Chile before landing in Germany on the morning of the match.
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