Betis 2-1 Real Madrid: Visitors lose ground in title race as Isco leads comeback

Real Betis came from behind to beat Real Madrid with Isco who scored the winner against his former club.

Match report

The visitors, who are in second place in La Liga, continued when Kylian Mbappe Ferland chose Mendy, who would throw an empty net for Brahim Diaz in an empty net.

Madrid had a few chances to double their lead before Johnny Cardoso equalized with a 34th minute of header from the corner of Isco.

ISCO – Captining Betis against the club where he spent nine years – then yielded a 54th minute after Antonio Rudiger Jesus Rodriguez had polluted in the box.

The hosts got almost a third when Cucho Hernandez widely shot after he was selected by Manchester United Loan, who was available after his side won a profession against his red card last week.

Betis, managed by ex-Madrid and Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, move to the sixth in the La Liga table and earned their victory completely with 18 shots to Madrid's Nine.

It was the fourth time this season that the side of Carlo Ancelotti has lost in La Liga and they stay behind Barcelona on a target difference.

Line-ups

Betis XI: Adrian, Rodriguez, Isco, Bartra, Sabaly, D.llorente, Cucho Hernández, Antony, Johnny Cardoso, Sergi Altimira, Jesús Rodríguez

Subs: Bakambu, Chimy Ávila, Perraud, Ribal, Fornals, Fran Vieites, Natan, Mateo Flores, Manu González

Real Madrid XI: Modric, Alaba, Courtois, Rudiger, Vazquez, F Mendy, Mbappe, Brahim, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Rodrygo

Subs: Lunin, Fran García, Camavinga, Güler, Raúl Asencio, Endrick, Chema Andrés, Fran González

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