Madrid, March 18 -- Real Betis needs to overturn a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Panathinaikos on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Vicente Taborda's 88th-minute penalty gave the Greek side the edge in Athens a week ago, leaving Betis with work to do at the Estadio de la Cartuja.
Both teams finished last week's match with 10 men, with Anass Zaroury sent off for Panathinaikos just before the hour and Betis defender Diego Llorente shown a red card for the foul that led to the decisive penalty, according to Xinhua.
The match comes at a difficult time for Betis, which has not won since beating Mallorca on February 15. Since then, Manuel Pellegrini's side has drawn at home to Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla and Celta Vigo in La Liga...