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Mbappé misses penalty in Mourinho’s Real Madrid’s first defeat

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Real Betis beat Real Madrid 1-0, handing José Mourinho his first defeat since returning as the club’s manager.
  • Troy Parrott scored the winner, while Kylian Mbappé missed a stoppage-time penalty after Madrid had an equalizer ruled out for offside.
  • The loss ended Real Madrid’s unbeaten start and could allow Barcelona to move alone into first place.

Real Madrid’s first defeat since José Mourinho returned as coach ended in the most dramatic way possible. Kylian Mbappé missed a stoppage-time penalty as Real Betis held on for a 1-0 home win.

Madrid created the better chances in the first half. Vinícius Júnior struck the post before setting up Mbappé on a counterattack, but Betis defenders blocked the French forward’s attempts twice with the goalkeeper beaten.

The visitors slowed after halftime, while Betis grew into the match. Ten minutes before the end, Nelson Deossa rose to meet a corner and Thibaut Courtois made a strong save. Betis reacted first to the rebound, with Troy Parrott scoring the winning goal.

Real Madrid pushed for an equalizer and thought substitute Carlos Espí had provided it, but the goal was ruled out for offside. Deep into stoppage time, Betis defender Natan conceded a penalty with an overly aggressive challenge. Mbappé took the kick, but goalkeeper Álvaro Valles read it and secured the victory.

The defeat ended Madrid’s perfect opening after three matches and left the door open for Barcelona to move alone at the top of La Liga.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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