Vinicius and Rodrygo gave Real Madrid the three points in the match against Betis, which they had temporarily leveled with Sergio Canales' goal. The 'Merengues' continue with a perfect score in LaLiga.
An ideal afternoon for the return of football to the Santiago Bernabéu. For the fourth day of LaLiga, Madrid finally returned home to play their match against Betis.
After an express request from the leadership, due to work being carried out in the stadium, the Merengues were reunited with their fans. During the last season, they experienced some of the most unforgettable nights in their history.
In the preview, the public at the Bernabeu waited for the presentation of the two great trophies that Madrid won away from home, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup being the team's gifts to their fans, after an unforgettable campaign, at that LaLiga championship was added.e
Carlo Ancelotti was surprised with a handful of changes compared to the victory against Espanyol, with the departures of Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde for the arrival of Camavinga and Rodrygo. In addition, Dani Carvajal returned after his injury, replacing Lucas Vázquez on the right side.
On the other side, Betis set foot on the new pitch at the Santiago Bernabéu with four rotations, two of them compulsory. With William Carvalho injured and Germán Pezzella suspended, Sabaly and Luiz Felipe came on to replace them. At the same time, Guardado and Sergio Canales took the places of Ruibal and Rodri, for some Betis who arrived with a perfect score.
The match began, and Fekir fell in the Real Madrid area just minutes after the initial whistle.
The VAR reviewed the play but decided not to call the match referee to give his verdict. Just a few moments later, a masterclass from David Alaba sent a long ball that left Vinicius alone to finish over the hasty exit of Rui Silva.
In less than ten minutes, Madrid opened the scoring, and everything suggested that it would be the beginning of a great party for the locals. As if being down for Betis
wasn't enough, they had to get on the bench very early to replace Fekir, who was injured after that play with Carvajal. Despite this, the visit would recover, and Sergio Canales would appear in Madrid to define and annul Courtois's resistance.
Rui Silva began to make his figure bigger after the tie with a spectacular save against a very good header from Aurelién Tchouameni destined for a goal.
The pace became very intense, but it started to slow towards the end of the first stage when it got very busy in the midfield, and there weren't as many chances as in the first moments.
Hardly had the complement started, Karim Benzema missed an unbeatable chance to get back on top of the scoreboard. Rodrygo won on the right, tried to beat Rui Silva, and the ball was almost served to the French striker, under the goal, but the scorer could not hit, in a game that he did not have the best version of him.
Time passed, and Betis seemed not to be upset with the draw while Real Madrid waited patiently to deliver the coup de grâce. Precisely, to give a turn of the rudder, Ancelotti sent Fede Valverde to the field, replacing Camavinga. On the first ball he touched, the Uruguayan hit back with Rodrygo, and the striker, with a bit of luck in the face of a weak response from Rui Silva, defined to put " Merengue " ahead again.
Seeking to equalize the process again, Pellegrini opted for the eternal Joaquín, who reached his 601st match as a professional, just when it was 22 years since his debut with Betis.
Faced with a more intense presence of the Betis in attack, Ancelotti decided to take precautions and recomposed the midfield with the entry of Dani Ceballos, to later add Antonio Rudiger, already in the last stages of the game.
With the victory completed, the ' Merengues ' continue to be the only team with a perfect score in the LaLiga season, with four wins in four games, while Betis has cut its streak.
Ancelotti's team will see action again next Tuesday when they face Celtic, in Scotland, for the first round of the UEFA Champions League. At the same time, the Betis will do the same on Thursday, visiting HJK from Finland for the UEFA Europa League.
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