Aporia · Betis beat Real Madrid as Mbappe misses penalty in first La Liga defeat

Real Madrid's perfect start to the La Liga season under manager Jose Mourinho came to an end with a 1-0 loss to Real Betis at La Cartuja on Friday. The winning goal was scored by Troy Parrott, who got his first goal for the team nine minutes from time. Kylian Mbappe missed a late penalty kick that could have leveled the score, and Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles made a crucial save to deny him. Madrid's loss leaves them with 9 points from four matches in La Liga, equal to Betis' total.

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Real Madrid, managed by Jose Mourinho, suffered its first defeat of the season in La Liga with a 1-0 loss to Real Betis on Friday. The winning goal was scored by Troy Parrott for Betis, who had been struggling to break through Madrid's defense until the 81st minute. Kylian Mbappé, who had two chances blocked earlier in the game, missed a late penalty kick that would have tied the score, and Alvaro Valles of Betis made the save to secure the win. This was Madrid's first loss since Mourinho returned as manager, having won its first three games under him.

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“Both articles report on Real Madrid's first defeat of the season in La Liga, which occurred at the same time and place (La Cartuja against Real Betis)”

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“Both articles report on the same match between Real Madrid and Real Betis, on the same date, with the same outcome (1-0 win for Betis) and mention the same penalty save by Alvaro Valles on Kylian Mbappé.”

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Betis beat Real Madrid as Mbappe misses penalty in first La Liga defeat · assertive framing

Kylian Mbappe missed a late penalty as Troy Parrott scored his first goal for Real Betis in a 1-0 win over Real Madrid, ending manager Jose Mourinho’s side’s perfect start to the La Liga season. asserted

Parrott → miss → season

Madrid had won each of their first three matches under Mourinho in his second spell in charge, but Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles denied Mbappe from the spot deep into stoppage time on Friday to seal a memorable victory at La Cartuja. asserted

Valles → win → Cartuja

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Mbappe → open → Souza

As Madrid struggled to break Betis down, the hosts took a surprise lead nine minutes from time when Parrott fired home the rebound after Thibaut Courtois had produced a fine save to deny Nelson Deossa’s header. asserted

Courtois → struggle → header

Carlos Espi thought he had equalised with a superb acrobatic finish from a Vinicius cross, but the goal was ruled out for offside in the build-up. asserted

goal → think → up

Mbappe then clipped the crossbar with a delicate effort before being handed a glorious chance to level from the penalty spot after Natan’s crunching late challenge on Vinicius. asserted

Mbappe → clip → Vinicius

However, Valles saved his kick to secure a victory that lifted Betis level with Madrid on nine points from four matches ahead of just their second Champions League campaign next week. asserted

that → save → campaign

Betis beat Real Madrid as Mbappe misses penalty in first La Liga defeat

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