Aitor Ruibal: “We were a great team today”

Betis side Aitor Ruibal scored the opening goal. Speaking about the team’s 2-0 win over Villarreal, he said that this Saturday’s game in La Cartuja they were a “great team” and that they “played as a family to put pressure up front” against their rivals, who are “having a great season”.

“In the first half, it was difficult to complete the robbery that we decided up front. We knew it was going to be a very complicated game. It was very difficult because Villarreal is in the La Liga season, but by playing like this we showed that we can beat anyone,” the versatile Catalan stressed in a statement to Movistar.

ruibal “The win was very important” against Villarreal, he said, as it was a “six-point game” and they could “get a little closer if we win a goal” in the table, and against Girona: “Villarreal are far away, but they are also further away from Espanyol, who we lost to yesterday.”

“We knew this week was a very important week. The comeback in the cup game the other day (2-1 against Elche) also gave us the confidence we needed,” the Green-White team player emphasized.

Regarding his versatility, the author of the 1-0 match against Villarreal said: He has been “moving forward” throughout his “life.” Although he believes he has already played “more games as a winger than in any other position” and feels “very comfortable” with it. “I’m learning a lot and experience is important, but I don’t care where I play. What’s important is winning and that Betis continues to pick up points.”