Bartra and Parrott lead Betis to comeback victory over 10-man Lille

[p]The visitors arrived at Stade Pierre-Mauroy looking for their first-ever away victory against French opposition, but were behind after just 12 minutes. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-ethan/OADlCrGQ/"]Ethan Mbappe[/a] swung a dangerous cross to the back post, from where a grateful [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ueda-ayase/8Ssd0upn/"]Ayase Ueda[/a] nodded home after beating the offside trap.[/p][p]Other than that, neither side landed a shot on target until Manuel Pellegrini’s side scored a magnificent equaliser shortly after the 30-minute mark. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fornals-pablo/CfghB0gf/"]Pablo Fornals[/a] was the architect, delivering an inch-perfect cross from deep that took the goalkeeper out of the equation and was converted by Marc Bartra. [/p][p]Parity lasted only a handful of minutes, though, as the hosts made it 2-1 with another header. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perrin-gaetan/GMQ5M5dn/"]Gaetan Perrin[/a] delivered a hanging corner for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexsandro/6kFjexWI/"]Alexsandro Ribeiro[/a], and he climbed above two defenders to power home at the back post.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Betis[/a] were in no mood to go down meekly, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parrott-troy/K6H9Uptn/"]Troy Parrott[/a] - a match-winning hero against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] just four days earlier - wasted a huge opportunity at the other end, as he slid in and blazed over from close range, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antony/dIe4SZEK/"]Antony[/a] also shot off target.[/p][image alt="Lille - Betis match momentum" id="f54f8b01-c68f-4af1-a359-4288d134c3d6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="33f4bd29-33b3-4148-8ede-62886a6b1153" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p]The Heliopolitans continued to create chances after the break though, and equalised once more when Bartra got his second of the game - unsurprisingly, it was a fourth headed effort, with the two-time UCL winner converting from close range when meeting Isco’s delivery.[/p][p]Antony then frustratingly fired wide from distance, but the comeback was completed on 53’, when Parrott breezed past his marker and then unleashed a low, angled effort that whizzed beyond [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ozer-berke/lfgHI1Ge/"]Berke Ozer[/a] at the far post.[/p][p]The frustration of the night had clearly got to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a], who were reduced to 10 men moments later. VAR invited the referee over to the monitor to look at an off-the-ball elbow by Mbappe, which earned a straight red card, and that gave the hosts - who were previously unbeaten in three matches this term – an even bigger mountain to climb.[/p][p]In truth, it was one they rarely looked like scaling, and Betis looked the likelier to score any sixth goal on the night, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/roca-marc/0SJZRycC/"]Marc Roca[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riquelme-rodrigo/2iQMPvBg/"]Rodrigo Riquelme[/a] both coming close.[/p][p]A late surge from Lille resulted in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giroud-olivier/AJPBp2as/"]Olivier Giroud[/a] being denied by a stunning block, but the damage had already been done to Davide Ancelotti’s men, who suffered a third successive home defeat in continental football.[/p][p]In addition, they ended up on the receiving end of what was Betis’ first winning opener to a group stage or league phase game in any European competition since 2022.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bartra-marc/8K4WA9Gh/"]Marc Bartra[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/betis-vJbTeCGP/lille-pfDZL71o/?mid=StY6NNoJ"]Click here for more on the match[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="45e615b0-e521-49e0-bf3c-9fb2423b8bed" /]