Troy Parrott stuns Real Madrid as Mbappé's late penalty is saved
First defeat under Mourinho
Your team lost 0–1 to Real Betis at La Cartuja on Friday. Troy Parrott scored the winner, and Kylian Mbappé missed a stoppage-time penalty (5). It is the first defeat of the season, including the preparatory matches (2). Mourinho's Real Madrid had won the first four league games before this.
Mbappé's penalty was saved at the death
Álvaro Valles got a hand to it in the final moments of the game (5)(6). On Saturday Valles explained how he had prepared to unsettle Mbappé and studied his penalties in detail (6). The save sealed Real Betis' win.
Mourinho could not explain the loss
"Sometimes you lose, and you cannot explain why. I really don't know why we lost. We played so well. Very well. The players' attitude was fantastic, and we did everything to win," Mourinho said (5). He also said his side was too pure and naive, and that Real Betis were smarter at influencing decisions (3).
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Espi's bicycle kick was ruled out by VAR
Carlos Espi scored a dramatic late equaliser with an overhead kick, but VAR cancelled it (8). Real Madrid also appealed for Mbappé's penalty to be retaken. That appeal failed because Marc Bartra had not touched the ground inside the area when the kick was taken (7).
Güler escaped a second yellow card
Arda Güler avoided a sending-off on Friday, which triggered furious protests from Real Betis and pulled Mourinho into the refereeing dispute (10). Referee Hernandez Hernandez was given just 4.75 out of 10 by Archivo VAR afterwards (9).
Inter are up next
The Champions League opener is on Tuesday against Internazionale, and you go in off this loss. The league position is still strong, second with 9 points from 4 games.
Fan reactions
The mood online has split two ways. One thread argues everyone is overreacting to a single game, pointing out that the tactics were not trash and Mbappé is not suddenly a bad player. Others have had enough of the negativity and want to focus on the positive, namely Arda Güler, who was named official man of the match in another post. There is also a darker thread where Real Madrid TV reportedly blamed Negreira and Barcelona for the defeat, a claim fan reaction seems more embarrassed by than convinced of.
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/1w7ki2g/everyone_is_overreacting_massively_to_this_game
