Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid Player Ratings: Los Blancos Suffer a Defeat as Isco Scored the Winner Against His Former Club

Real Madrid, yet again dropped points in the La Liga title race after they conceded a 1-2 defeat against Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday. Knowing that a win would put them back in top place before Barcelona’s match against Real Sociedad on Sunday, but everything went to vain. Brahim Diaz scored the opener for the Los Blancos but it was Isco, who turned the tie around. Firstly, with his assist through a corner, where Johnny Cardoso found the net and then from the spot in the second half.

The initial phase of the game was very mediocre as the ball stayed on the midfield of the pitch. Around the 10th minute mark Kylian Mbappe cruised with the ball and picked up Ferland Mendy with a threading pass inside the box. Mendy on the run of the play played it back near the far post for Brahim Diaz to score the opener of the tie.

Just into the half-an hour mark, Real Betis levelled the score with midfielder Johnny Cardoso heading the ball home past Thibaut Courtois. After assisting the goal, Isco pulled the string in the middle of the park making things happen for the hosts. Around the end of the first half, Betis almost scored another one but Cardoso’s deflected headers was saved brilliantly by the Real Madrid goalkeeper. In Seville, the first half has been played at a fast pace in the rain with little space between the two teams.

Seven minutes into the second half, Betis forward Jesus Rodrigues was tumbled to the ground by Rudiger and the referee directly pointed to the spot for a penalty. Isco scored from the spot to make the score 2-1 as Betis strongly grew into the game after the break. The guy responsible for the Real Madrid backline’s problems is Antony. With Courtois nowhere in sight, the Manchester United loanee advances the ball and delightfully passes it to Cucho Hernandez, who can only deflect his attempt wide of the post.

During the final 15 minutes of the game, the Los Blanco had put their foot on the gas as substitute Endrick caused problems with some neat touches but was not able to salvage even a draw from the game. This defeat kept Real Madrid winless at the Benito Villamarin in the last three seasons.

Let’s have a look at Real Betis vs Real Madrid player ratings.

Real Betis Player Ratings

GK- Adrian- 6.9/10

The Spanish goalkeeper did not receive a lot of threat from the Real Madrid attackers as he had to make only a single save during the full 90 minutes of the game.

RB- Youssouf Sabaly- 7.0/10

The right-back had a good game defending the team and negating the threat of Vinicius Junior. He was involved in six defensive actions and has won four duels in the game.

CB- Marc Batra- 7.1/10

The Spanish defender did a good job stopping the likes of Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo. He was a crucial piece in the corners that Real Betis took. He was involved in 11 defensive actions and has won four duels for Real Betis.

CB- Diego Llorente- 6.5/10

The 31-year-old defender had a good game maintaining a passing accuracy of 96 percent. He was involved in six defensive actions and made three clearances for his side.

LB- Ricardo Rodriguez- 7.2/10

The Swiss left-back had a good game helping the team both in defence as well as attack. He took two shots on goal and was involved in 10 defensive actions for Real Betis.

DM- Johnny Cardoso- 8.0/10

The midfielder scored the equaliser for his side after a great delivery from Isco. He almost found the back of the net at the end of the first half but was saved by the Belgian goalkeeper. He had three shots on goal and was involved in 12 defensive actions.

DM- Sergi Altimira- 7.4/10

The midfielder orchestrated the game well for Real Betis. He was involved in nine defensive actions and won seven duels for the team.

AM- Isco- 9.0/10

Former Real Madrid midfielder with his attacking threat was a menace for the Los Blancos as with his twists and turns he caused trouble to the opposition defence. He assisted the equaliser for Real Betis and scored the second goal for his side.

RW- Antony- 7.3/10

The Brazilian had a good game in attack for Betis. He was a big threat for his runs and crosses as Ancelotti’s defence was finding it difficult to defend.

LW- Jesus Rodriguez- 7.3/10

Had a good game in attack, always posing a threat for Carlo Ancelotti’s defence. He was the player, who was fouled by Rudiger which game Betis the penalty.

ST- Juan Hernandez- 6.3/10

The Forward had an ordinary game helping the team in attack. He took three shots on goal but two of them were blocked by the Real Madrid defenders.

SUB- Ezequiel Avila- 5.7/10

He came on to replace Jesus Rodriguez around the 71st minute of the game.

SUB- Bakambu- N/A.

SUB- Aitor Ruibal- N/A.

SUB- Natan- N/A.

MANAGER- Manuel Pellegrini- 7/10

The manager pulled off a great victory against the defending champions as his team was tactically strong both in defence as well as attack.

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Real Madrid Player Ratings

GK- Thibaut Courtois- 6.2/10

The Belgian made crucial saves but conceded couple of goals in the game. He saved a clear cut goal from a corner with his right hand around end of the first half.

RB- Lucas Vazquez- 7.5/10

The Spanish right-back had a good game contributing both in defence as well as attack. He maintained a passing accuracy of 81 percent and was involved in nine defensive actions. He also won nine duels for Real Madrid.

CB- David Alaba- 6.4/10

Returning from an ACL injury, Alaba was decent but had too be taken off after receiving an yellow card. He maintained a passing accuracy of 90 percent and was involved in nine defensive actions.

CB- Antonio Rudiger- 6.0/10

The defender had an ordinary game at the back four loosing multiple duels in the game. He committed the foul which led to the penalty for Real Betis in the second half.

LB- Ferland Mendy- 7.2/10

The French left-back had a good game maintaining a passing accuracy of 97 percent. He provided the assist for Brahim Diaz’s goal and won four duels for Real Madrid.

CM- Luka Modric- 7.8/10

The Croatian midfielder completed the most number of passes in the game but was not able to turn the tie, just like he did in the last game.

CM- Aurelien Tchouameni- 6.8/10

The midfielder had to transition into a centre-back after Alaba was taken off and he had a very poor game. He misplaced many crucial passes which led to the Los Blancos conceding attacks.

AM- Brahim Diaz- 7.7/10

The Moroccan international had a good time on the pitch taking couple of shots on goal. He scored the first goal for Real Madrid after an assist from Ferland Mendy.

LW- Vinicius Junior- 6.7/10

Did not have a great game as per his class. He took just a single shot on goal and lost around 11 duels in the game.

ST- Kylian Mbappe- 6.5/10

Apart from the opportunity he created in the first half, the French world cup winner had a silent game in the attack for Real Madrid.

RW- Rodrygo- 7.4/10

His workload contributed a lot helping the team both in attack as well as defence. He attempted many dribbles and crosses across the field but was not able to influence the game in a major way.

SUB- Arda Guler- 6.3/10

He came on to replace Brahim Diaz around the 58th minute.

SUB- Eduardo Camavinga- 7.1/10

The French midfielder came on to replace David Alaba, who had a risk of getting a double yellow card.

SUB- Endrick- 6.4/10

The Brazilian forward came on to replace Kylian Mbappe around the 75th minute.

SUB- Fran Garcia- N/A.

MANAGER- Carlo Ancelotti- 5.5/10

His team lacked the creativity which Jude Bellingham used to bring and was lacking the defensive stability after starting Alaba for the second consecutive time in La Liga.

The Sportsdunia player of the match award goes to Isco for scoring the winner as well as registering an assist in the game

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