Real Madrid ended the partnership at the top of the Spanish League standings, after defeating its direct competitor and its guest Real Betis 2-1, today, Saturday, in the competitions of the fourth stage of the competition.
Real Madrid raised its score to 12 points in first place, ahead of Real Betis, who finished second with nine points.
Real Madrid advanced in the ninth minute through Vinicius Junior, before Betis equalized through Sergio Canales in the 17th minute.
In the 65th minute, Rodrygo scored the second goal for Real Madrid.
The match began with great pressure from Real Madrid, who sought to score an early goal, while Real Betis’s style was characterized by caution.
In the ninth minute, Real Madrid scored the first goal through Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who received a wonderful pass from his colleague David Alaba, to put the ball over the head of goalkeeper Rui Silva.
Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini, coach of Real Betis, made an emergency change, inserting striker Luis Henrique instead of injured Frenchman Nabil Fekir in the tenth minute.
Real Betis scored the equalizer through Sergio Canales, who received a pass from Borja Iglesias inside the penalty area, so Canales hit a ball that missed Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and scored in the 16th minute.
Real Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva starred, and he blocked a powerful header from Frenchman Chuamini in the 19th minute, to prevent the ball from entering his goal.
Real Madrid’s attempts to score a second goal against Betis continued, but the defense of the visiting team made a great effort to maintain the tie.
The rest of the first half minutes did not witness anything new, so the referee blew the whistle at the end of the 1-1 tie.
With the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid continued their pressure to score another goal, while Betis exchanged attacks from time to time.
And ten minutes passed from the start of the second half without anything new, while Italian Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, decided to make a first change by involving Uruguayan Federico Valverde instead of Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga.
And in the 65th minute, Real Madrid scored the second goal through Rodrygo, who received a cross from Valverde, to hit it inside the penalty area, past goalkeeper Rui Silva.
Real Madrid’s attempts to score the third goal continued, while Betis’ efforts to score the equalizer did not result in anything new.
The royal team managed to maintain the result until the end of the second half, so the referee blew the whistle at the end of the match with a 2-1 victory.