# 2021–22 Real Betis season

The 2021–22 season was the 114th season in the existence of Real Betis and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Betis participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 14 January 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Joel Robles |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Edgar González |
| 4 | MF | CIV | Paul Akouokou |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Marc Bartra |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Victor Ruiz |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Juanmi |
| 8 | FW | FRA | Nabil Fekir |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Borja Iglesias |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Sergio Canales (vice-captain) |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Cristian Tello |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Willian José (on loan from Real Sociedad) |
| 13 | GK | POR | Rui Silva |
| 14 | MF | POR | William Carvalho |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Álex Moreno |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Germán Pezzella |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Joaquín (captain) |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Héctor Bellerín (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 20 | FW | MEX | Diego Lainez |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Guido Rodríguez |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Víctor Camarasa |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Youssouf Sabaly |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Aitor Ruibal |
| 25 | GK | CHI | Claudio Bravo |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Rodri |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Juan Miranda |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Fran Delgado |
| 36 | DF | ESP | José Calderón |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Kike Hermoso |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Dani Martín (at Málaga until June 30, 2022) |
| — | FW | ESP | Rober (at Las Palmas until June 30, 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Loren Morón (at Espanyol until June 30, 2022) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | Edgar González | Oviedo | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2021 | Rober | Las Palmas | Loan return | Loan return |
| 1 July 2021 | Juan Miranda | Barcelona | Buyout clause | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Youssouf Sabaly | Bordeaux | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Rui Silva | Granada | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | Marc Vidal | Villarreal B | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2021 | Germán Pezzella | Fiorentina | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | Héctor Bellerín | Arsenal | Loan | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | Emerson Royal | Barcelona | Transfer | €14M |
| 1 July 2021 | Aïssa Mandi | Villarreal | Transfer | Free |
| 13 December 2021 | Sidnei | Cruzeiro | Transfer | Free |
| 13 January 2022 | Rober | Las Palmas | Loan | Loan |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 14 August 2021 | 20 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 050.00 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 December 2021 | 23 April 2022 | First round | Winners | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 075.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 16 September 2021 | 17 March 2022 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 100 | 63 | +37 | 051.79 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | BET | CEL | FER |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–4 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Ferencváros | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated 20 May 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Joel Robles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | POR | Rui Silva | 32 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CHI | Claudio Bravo | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Edgar González | 35 | 1 | 14+7 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Marc Bartra | 32 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Víctor Ruiz | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Álex Moreno | 45 | 5 | 28+2 | 5 | 6+2 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Germán Pezzella | 34 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Héctor Bellerín | 32 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Youssouf Sabaly | 17 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Juan Miranda | 23 | 1 | 9+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | José Calderón | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Kike Hermoso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CIV | Paul Akouokou | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Sergio Canales | 48 | 8 | 33+1 | 5 | 4+2 | 2 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | POR | William Carvalho | 49 | 4 | 20+13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado | 36 | 1 | 17+11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | MEX | Diego Lainez | 13 | 2 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Guido Rodríguez | 47 | 2 | 29+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Víctor Camarasa | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Rodri | 28 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Juanmi | 46 | 20 | 26+7 | 16 | 5+1 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | FRA | Nabil Fekir | 47 | 10 | 33+1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Borja Iglesias | 51 | 19 | 18+15 | 10 | 7+1 | 5 | 6+4 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Cristian Tello | 34 | 5 | 5+18 | 2 | 3+3 | 1 | 2+3 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Willian José | 44 | 10 | 19+13 | 8 | 1+3 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Joaquín | 36 | 2 | 2+19 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Aitor Ruibal | 33 | 1 | 9+10 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Raúl García | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club either permanently or on loan ||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | ESP | Loren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Rober | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 20 May 2022
| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | Juanmi | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Borja Iglesias | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Nabil Fekir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Willian José | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Sergio Canales | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Álex Moreno | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Cristian Tello | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | William Carvalho | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Marc Bartra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Diego Lainez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Guido Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Joaquín | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Edgar González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Germán Pezzella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Juan Miranda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kike Hermoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Andrés Guardado | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Rodri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Aitor Ruibal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 62 | 21 | 17 | 100 |