translated from Spanish: The Betis de Pellegrini and without Bravo could not maintain the advantage and eventually fell to Real Madrid

Real Madrid added their first win of the season after prevailing 3–2 against Real Betis, painting directed by Manuel Pellefgrini, in a strange match of the third round with comeback included, and with an excessive prominence of the VAR, decisive in two actions for the expulsion of the Emerson premises and a very dubious penalty over Borja Mayoral.The Chilean archer Claudio Bravo ended up being a sensitive low for the verdiblancos the goalkeeper suffered in recent hours and that because of physical problems he won’t be in the crucial duel of his team. The reigning League champion suffered to win in Heliopolis, demonstrated his offensive shortcomings – despite all three goals – and proved his acclimatization period to the course after having not had a preseason. It was his first win against Betis after three matches in which Zidane’s team did not end with the smile. The ups and downs marked the tonic of a match that started in the best way for the meringues. Benzema tried his luck within two minutes and before the quarter of an hour gave Valverde 0-1. The ‘bird’ put his boot in to get ahead of the verdiblanca lag and stamp the first of the night. Joel Robles, who replaced the injured Claudio Bravo, couldn’t do anything to prevent it. The so-call woken up the team of Manuel Pellegrini, who was brave and bet on dynamic football in sergio Canales boots. The Cantabrian was the best of a Betis who had bright moments. Fekir lamented two clear mistakes and Courtois reached out a stratospheric hand to stop Sanabria. Ramos had forgiven before with all the goal for him. The party had completely gone mad. After half an hour, Joaquín started the tie play, Canales put a center in the area and Mandi pitched to goal with power. The 1-1 gave wings to the Andalusian ensemble, which minimized its rival. Three minutes later, the second of the locals would arrive in an Emerson firing squad. The shooting entered violently, again assisted by the architect Canales.Zidane recomposed his own after the break and put Modric and Isco. The Croatian and The Malaga gave another air to Real Madrid, more dominating in the first bars of the second round and more convincing in each attack, especially if the ball passed through Carvajal, again one of the best assets of the 13th champion of Europe.He ran the 48th minute and came the 2-2, the best news for Real Madrid , who got into the envious with an Emerson autogol in a Carvajal-enabled Benzema shot attempt that put a candy inside the punishment area. The score encouraged the whites that they may even have flipped the score with a foul of Sergio Ramos.With 20 minutes to go, the VAR came into play and changed the whole match. First to warn the schoolboy of an Emerson entry that he ended up turning red directly and later to point out a criminal that no one had protested. Mayoral fought Bartra and bartra appears to have been knocked down by Real Madrid’s striker. Even the schoolboy himself missed a smile, aware that his decision would not be understood by betis players. Ramos scored the penalty with a ‘Panenka’-style pitch and already adds 24 in a row without error. Zidane’s team could have achieved the fourth with a Betis thrown for the tie and playing desperate. Everything could have happened in a match final that gives all three to Real Madrid, calms the debate about the lack of goal, but leaves another open, the difficulties of the champion without a reference ‘9’ that changes the matches with the talent that the current League champion deserves.

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