On 22 February, one of the matches of the Conference League in football took place. Dinamo (Zagreb) and Betis (Sevilla) met.
Conference League
Dinamo (Zagreb) - Betis (Sevilla) - 1: 1 (0:1)
Goals: T. Kaneko (59) - C. Bakambu (38)
Warnings: Petkovic (40), Aitor Ruibal (57), William Carvalho (69).
In an exciting UEFA Europa League Conference match at the Maksimir Stadium, Dinamo Zagreb faced Real Betis in a much-anticipated encounter. In the first half Real Betis took the lead thanks to K. Bakambu's goal on 38 minutes, and the guests went into the break with the score 1-0. In the second half, Dinamo Zagreb took the lead and decided to equalise. T. Kaneko scored the decisive goal in the 59th minute, levelling the score and giving hope to the home team's fans. Both teams continued to push hard for the win, players from both sides were shown yellow cards, and tensions on the pitch were rising.
As the match progressed, both teams made strategic substitutions to shake things up and try to get a win. In the 46th minute, Real Betis' Willian Jose came on in place of K. Bakamba, while Dinamo Zagreb made key changes with D. Spikic, S. Kulenovic and T. Halilovic at the end of the match. Despite their best efforts, neither team was able to break the deadlock in the remaining minutes and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Dinamo Zagreb and Real Betis will now keep an eye on their next matches in the UEFA Europa League, looking to move further up the standings.
| Dinamo | Betis | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 10 | Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 4 |
| 13 | Offences | 12 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 38% | Ball possession | 62% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 1 |
| 315 | Total assists | 518 |
| 238 | Accurate assists | 434 |
| 76% | Accuracy of passes | 84% |