VIDEO: Trademark Antony, as Man Utd outcast shows his class again with another goal and assist for Real Betis

Heading into the second leg with a narrow lead, Manuel Pellegrini’s side wasted no time asserting their dominance with Cedric Bakambu putting the visitors in control with a brace inside the opening 20 minutes, leaving Vitoria struggling to respond. Shortly after the break, Antony extended Betis’ advantage in emphatic fashion. Latching onto an inch-perfect through ball from Isco, the Manchester United loanee drove into the penalty area before smashing a powerful shot past Bruno Varela at the near post.

With the tie all but decided, Antony wasn’t finished. In the closing stages, he outpaced Mikel Villanueva down the wing before laying the ball off to Isco, who slotted home to complete the rout. The dominant win secured Betis’ place in the quarter-finals of a European competition for the first time since the 1997-98 campaign.

Since swapping Manchester for Seville, Antony has hit the ground running. The Brazilian winger has now recorded four goals and three assists in just 10 appearances for Betis, equaling his tally for United from the start of last season.

Following his standout performance in the Conference League, Antony and Betis will turn their attention back to domestic competition as they are set to face Leganes on Sunday afternoon.