Betis inflicted the first defeat in La Liga on Real Madrid, now managed by José Mourinho. The Verdiblancos triumphed 1-0 at La Cartuja, where a goal from Parrott in the 81st minute decided the fate of the match. The Irishman, whom the Special One had activated for the first time in the Premier League in 2019, thus allowed Manuel Pellegrini's team to catch the Blancos at 9 points in the standings, while in the 94th minute, Mbappé missed the penalty of a possible equalizer.
Real Betis host Real Madrid at La Cartuja, where Vinicius incredibly loses the advantage for the guests in the first quarter of the match: with an empty net, the Brazilian hits the post from a difficult position. In the first half of extra time there is also space for a crossbar hit by the Blancos: Huijsen tries with his head, but Valles deflects the ball onto the crossbar. At the break, therefore, the score remains 0-0, a result that changes in the 81st minute, when it is Betis that takes the 1-0 lead: Parrott scores, whom Mou had activated for the first time in the Premier League in 2019 with the Tottenham shirt. Having arrived in the summer from AZ Alkmaar, the Irishman thus finds his first goal with the white and green shirt, while five minutes later a cross from Mbappé hits the post.
But the excitement was not over: in the 87th minute Carlos Espí equalised with a fantastic header, but the VAR ruled the goal out for offside. In the 94th minute there was also a penalty that Mbappé missed: former Napoli player Natan brought down Vinicius in the area, but the Frenchman was hypnotised by Valles and missed the chance to equalise from the penalty spot. After another incredible save by Valles on Espí, the treble sealed the 1-0 victory. Real Madrid suffered their first defeat in this La Liga and were caught on 9 points by Betis: Barcelona will have the chance to climb alone to the top of the standings on Sunday.
