![]() ![]() put up an admirable effort in the 2-1 loss that saw Betis drop just their game of the season ( stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.)Īhead of the game, Iglesias spoke to ESPN's Martin Ainstein for a new episode of The Bicycle Diaries, talking about his form, mental health and his admiration for Benzema.Įditor's note: This interview has been edited for clarity.ĮSPN: How can you explain this improvement in goal scoring? While he couldn't score for the first time past close friend Thibaut Courtois - the pair share a love for video games and have invested together in the eSports team DUX Gaming - Iglesias and Co. "I also have to admit - I like it," he tweeted. In 2020, he took to painting his fingernails black, saying it was a small gesture aimed at reminding himself to use his position to fight against racism and homophobia. How long can this go?Īs a boy, he was so obsessed with football that he would make his parents take him to nearby Santiago de Compostela airport late at night in the hope that they would coincide with LaLiga teams flying home after an evening game against Celta Vigo to ask for photos and autographs. propels Real Madrid to stay perfect in LaLiga. Iglesias - nicknamed 'Panda' by teammates because of his love of that Desiigner song you couldn't get out of your head back in 2016 - has never been a conventional footballer. It's the kind of form which has people talking about a surprise call-up for Spain at the 2022 World Cup, for a player who has never played for his country, at any level. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)īut he's never had a start to the season like this: scoring in Betis' opening 3-0 win over Elche, converting two penalties in a 2-1 victory at Mallorca and scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Osasuna. ![]() He came through Celta Vigo's academy, shone on loan at Real Zaragoza and got his top-flight breakthrough with Espanyol, where 17 league goals in 2018-19 convinced Betis to sign him for €30 million. Iglesias, 29, has been around for a while. We're not talking about Karim Benzema, though - he remains on three league goals - but Betis forward Borja Iglesias, who is just behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas in the Pichichi race (both with five goals). When Real Madrid played Real Betis at the Bernabeu last Saturday, one of LaLiga's top forwards was seeking to add to his four-goal tally on the young season. ![]() Juanjo Ubeda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Iglesias is off to a fast start this season for Real Betis in LaLiga, but the gifted forward hasn't always had it easy. ![]()
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