Real Betis took a crucial step towards the Europa Conference League final with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Fiorentina at a pulsating Benito Villamarín. The Spanish side's early dominance proved decisive, though the Italians grabbed a potentially vital away goal to keep the tie finely balanced.

2024-25, Conference League

Real Betis - Fiorentina 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Ezzalzouli, 6 (1:0); Antony M., 64 (2:0); Ranieri, 72 (2:1)

Real Betis: Vieites; Bartra; Natan; Perraud; Cardoso Joao; Fornals (Altimira, 78); Ezzalzouli (Lo Celso, 63); Antony M.; Bakambu; Isco; Ruibal
Bench: Adrian; Pallarés; Bellerin; Mendy N.; Rodriguez; Sabaly; Garcia P.; Caraballo
Yellow Cards: Bakambu 6; Perraud 73

Fiorentina: de Gea; Comuzzo; Parisi (Folorunsho, 69); Pongracic; Ranieri; Gosens; Gudmundsson A. (Zaniolo, 85); Cataldi (Adli, 29); Mandragora; Fagioli (Richardson, 69); Beltran L. (Kean M., 46)
Bench: Martinelli; Terracciano; Moreno M-s; Colpani; Caprini
Yellow Cards: Parisi 64; Folorunsho 73; Adli 84; Mandragora 90