Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, March 1, 2025
Real Madrid WDWWW 1
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Real Betis LWWLW 2
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RMA101
BET112
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Match Report

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Real Madrid miss chance to go top with loss at Betis

Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis after their former player Isco converted a second-half penalty on Saturday, denying the visitors the chance to top LaLiga.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
9
1
Saves
1
58.5
Possession
41.5
9
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
473
Accurate Passes
340
551
Passes
388
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
28
13
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
9
16
Effective Tackles
12
25
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
23
10
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:57 Isco gives Real Betis the lead from the penalty spot Watch on ESPN 01:01 Mbappe starts move on beautiful team goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:54 USMNT's Johnny Cardoso equalizes for Betis vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:25 Thibaut Courtois shows off elite reflexes on diving save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 3Diego LlorenteCD-L
  3. 5Marc BartraCD-R
  4. 12Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 23Youssouf SabalyRB
  6. 22IscoAM
  7. 16Sergi AltimiraLM
  8. 4Johnny CardosoRM
  9. 19Cucho HernándezF
  10. 36Jesús RodriguezAM-L
  11. 7AntonyAM-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM
  7. 21Brahim DíazLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Kylian MbappéF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 11RodrygoRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Real Betis 0, Real Madrid 1. Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
  2. 32' Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Real Betis 1, Real Madrid 1. Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Isco with a cross following a corner.
  4. 53' Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Goal! Real Betis 2, Real Madrid 1. Isco (Real Betis) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 57' David Alaba (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Brahim Díaz.
  8. 59' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces David Alaba.
  9. 71' Substitution, Real Betis. Chimy Ávila replaces Jesús Rodriguez.
  10. 75' Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  11. 80' Substitution, Real Betis. Aitor Ruibal replaces Cucho Hernández.
  12. 80' Substitution, Real Betis. Cédric Bakambu replaces Youssouf Sabaly.
  13. 81' Isco (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Chimy Ávila (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Ferland Mendy.
  16. 86' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90' Sergi Altimira (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Substitution, Real Betis. Natan replaces Sergi Altimira.

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