Real Betis unveil newly-signed Spain defender Bartra

Seville (Spain) Jan 31 (IANS) Spanish top-division football club Real Betis on Wednesday presented its new central defender Marc Bartra who transferred back to La Liga following a two-year stint at Borussia Dortmund.

The 27-year-old signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Andalusian Betis in a bid to plug the team s porous defensive line which has conceded 50 goals so far this season reports Efe.

"I feel more confident than ever because I ve come to a league that tests you to the maximum " Bartra told reporters at a press conference alongside Angel Haro and Lorenzo Serra Ferrer president and vice-president of the Seville-based club respectively.

Bartra was presented with the number 15 shirt.

Betis are currently in the 13th place in La Liga.

The club is set to take on fifth-placed Villarreal on Saturday.

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