Villarreal coach Javi Calleja said the red card was unfair on his side. "We were playing well and managing the periods of the game but everything changed with the red card," he told reporters. "From the sidelines it didn't look like a red card and I'm certain that if it had been the other way round it wouldn't have been a sending off. Barca coach Valverde said the red card was fair and praised his side for taking advantage. Midfielder Koke added: "Betis play spectacular football but we took advantage of the one shot we had and that's football.

Source: The Star December 10, 2017 17:37 UTC