Real Betis Balompié faces Arsenal in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin with a reduced squad. The Betis team, led by Mikel Arteta, is in a difficult situation due to the absence of several key players, including David Raya, Zubimendi and Merino.
The Betis stay in Dublin has also served to remember the figure of Patrick O'Connell, the coach who led the white team to the conquest of their only League in 1935. Born in the Irish capital and with a football career in clubs such as Manchester United or Hull City, he developed most of his career in Spanish benches after arriving in the country in 1922.
The event participated by club directors, members of several white Betis clubs and representatives of the Patrick O'Connell Memorial Fund, an entity dedicated to preserving his memory.
The game will be played on Wednesday at 20:30 hours at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
