Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 4, 2026
Real Betis LWDWW 1
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Real Madrid LLWWW 5
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BET011
RMA145
Santiago Bernabéu · 75,190 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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García hat trick fires Real Madrid rout with Mbappé out

Gonzalo García proved the perfect understudy for the injured Kylian Mbappé as his 'perfect' hat trick inspired Real Madrid to a 5-1 thrashing of Real Betis.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
4
38.9
Possession
61.1
13
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
586
403
Passes
638
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
31
Long Balls
27
17
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
5
18
Effective Clearances
17
18
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:11 Gonzalo Garcia's hat trick highlights Real Madrid's dominant performance Watch on ESPN 02:00 Real Madrid thrash Betis with Gonzalo Garcia's hat trick Watch on ESPN 00:46 Cucho Hernández scores goal for Real Betis Watch on ESPN 01:07 Gonzalo García with a Spectacular Goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 17Raúl AsencioCD-R
  4. 18Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 8Federico ValverdeRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 6Eduardo CamavingaCM-R
  8. 5Jude BellinghamLM
  9. 11RodrygoRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 16Gonzalo GarcíaCF-R

BET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Álvaro VallesG
  2. 4NatanCD-L
  3. 5Marc BartraCD-R
  4. 12Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 40Ángel OrtizRB
  6. 8Pablo FornalsAM
  7. 21Marc RocaLM
  8. 18Nelson DeossaRM
  9. 19Cucho HernándezF
  10. 24Aitor RuibalAM-L
  11. 7AntonyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Ángel Ortiz (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Real Betis 0. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Real Betis. Héctor Bellerín replaces Ángel Ortiz.
  4. 45' Substitution, Real Betis. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Nelson Deossa.
  5. 50' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Real Betis 0. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  6. 53' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Real Betis 0. Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross following a corner.
  8. 66' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Real Betis 1. Cucho Hernández (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitor Ruibal with a through ball.
  9. 67' Substitution, Real Betis. Sergi Altimira replaces Marc Roca.
  10. 67' Substitution, Real Betis. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Aitor Ruibal.
  11. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Rodrygo.
  12. 77' Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  13. 81' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  14. 82' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Real Betis 1. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  15. 88' Substitution, Real Betis. Pablo García replaces Antony.
  16. 88' Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Gonzalo García.
  17. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Ferland Mendy replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Real Madrid 5, Real Betis 1. Fran García (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.

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