Real Madrid ends Betis’ excellent begin with 2-1 win in Liga

Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo scored to assist Real Madrid finish Real Betis’ excellent begin to the Spanish league in a 2-1 victory for the defending champions on Saturday.

The younger Brazilian forwards have been vital to Madrid successful its record-extending 14th European Cup final season, and once more they proved the distinction in a gathering of the highest two Spanish groups by the primary month of the brand new marketing campaign.

Madrid elevated its league lead after successful all 4 of its video games. Betis, which had been excellent in its first three matches, was left three factors behind in second place. Barcelona was 5 factors behind in third place earlier than it visited Sevilla later.

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Before kickoff, Madrid’s gamers offered the Champions League trophy and the lately received UEFA Super Cup to their followers of their first dwelling sport of the season. The membership performed the primary three rounds on the street because it continues renovation work on Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Betis hadn’t misplaced at Madrid in 5 seasons, successful two and drawing three whereas not conceding a purpose on the powerhouse.

Vinícius broke that odd scoring drought towards the Seville-based aspect within the ninth minute when he sped onto an extended ball from David Alaba that performed him away from Betis’ excessive backline.

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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 3, 2022

He completed the transfer by chipping the ball over goalkeeper Rui Silva. Moments later, Betis obtained a second blow when ahead Nabil Fekir, one among Manuel Pellegrini’s high gamers, was substituted by Luiz Henrique apparently for an harm. Sergio Canales leveled for Betis within the seventeenth when the midfielder transformed from a artful throw-in by Álex Moreno and Borja Iglesias. Iglesias, who leads Betis with 4 targets, knocked Moreno’s throw-in again to Canales to attain from an angle.

It was all Madrid the remainder of the best way, nevertheless, because the scoring probabilities got here in succession for the hosts as Betis failed to supply one other risk to Thibaut Courtois’ purpose. Vinicius blew an opportunity to place his crew again in entrance seconds after Canales’ purpose when he knocked a move from Rodrygo over the bar that he solely wanted to push Silva’s means. Silva was then in fantastic kind when he dove to swat a robust header by Aurelien Tchouameni.

But Rodrygo transformed Madrid’s dominance right into a second purpose within the sixty fifth when Silva did not preserve out his slick redirection of substitute Federico Valverde’s move into the center of the field.