A late goal from Real Betis’ forward Sanabria ended the Los Blancos unbeaten run and also ensured they stayed equal with Santos on 73 games goal scoring run.
Fielding a very strong team that saw Ronaldo start for the first time in the La Liga since his five match ban back in the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona, Zidane had gone into the game all set on taking the three points and Betis who lost their first game of the season against Barcelona would have hoped for a draw.
But after halftime and a number of frustrating attempts, Madrid was still tied at home to Betis.
In a bid to grab the winning goal, Borja Mayoral had headed the ball into the waiting hands of the visiting goalkeeper, who immediately launched a counter attacker that saw Antonio Barragan lift a cross into the box that was met by Antonio Sanabria in the 94th minute and the Bernabeu fans swallowed their shouts as the visitors box erupted into a frenzy.
The win sees Betis go ahead of Madrid with one point in the La Liga table with Real Madrid in 7th place; they are 7 points adrift of leaders Barcelona.
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