Troy Parrott's first Betis goal stuns Real Madrid | OneFootball

Real Betis brought an end to RealMadrid's unbeaten start under José Mourinho.

The third win by a one-goal margin has moved the Verdiblancos level with the top of the Spanish league on nine points, alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona, who still have a fixture to play this round against Valencia.

Electrifying finish

Looking to maintain their perfect record, Real Madrid started brightly and controlled the match against Betis. José Mourinho’s side dominated possession and created good chances through Arda Güler and Vini Jr.

Restricted by the visitors’ attacking pressure, Betis took time to find a way out. The home side only made their presence felt in the final third during the second half of the first period, but began to grow into the game after the interval.

Real Madrid reduced their attacking threat in the second half and Betis made the most of the space left behind. The Verdiblancos built pressure patiently and kept pushing until they finally found a way past Courtois.

In the 81st minute, the Belgian goalkeeper made a superb save from a header, but Troy Parrott was left unmarked in the six-yard box to fire home and put Betis ahead.

Real Madrid’s sense of urgency only arrived once they were behind. José Mourinho tried to turn to the star quality of Carlos Espí once again, and he almost delivered. From a move down the left by Vini, the Spanish forward produced an acrobatic bicycle kick and scored a superb goal, but VAR ruled out the equaliser for an offside in the build-up by the player himself.

Shortly afterwards, Real had another clear chance to score but wasted it. After another run from Vini, the Brazilian was brought down by compatriot Natan inside the area. Kylian Mbappé stepped up to take the penalty but was denied by Álvaro Valles deep into stoppage time.

Real Madrid kept pressing with aerial balls and long-range efforts, but the Betis goalkeeper held firm to preserve the narrow win.

Incidents: The story of the match

Real Betis Official Line-ups:

Álvaro Valles, Héctor Bellerín, Diego Llorente, Natan, Fran García, Facundo Bernal, Pablo Fornals, Isco, Marc Roca, Antony, Cucho Hernández

Real Madrid Official Line-ups:

Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Arda Güler, Fede Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

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The match begins

Real Betis leads 1-0 against Real Madrid as Troy Parrott scores with a right-footed shot from very close range into the high center of the goal after a corner.

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GOAL Real Betis: Troy Parrott (Real Betis) scores!

Troy Parrott scores goal number 1 in the competition (3 matches)

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Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) fails a penalty-kick!

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The referee whistles for the end of the match