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Parrott the match-winner as Real Betis stun Real Madrid

From RTÉ News · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Troy Parrott scored in the 82nd minute to give Real Betis a 1-0 home victory over Real Madrid.
  • Real Madrid had a late equalizer ruled out for offside before Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty in stoppage time.
  • The result left Betis level with Madrid on nine points after four matches.

Troy Parrott made his Real Betis home debut one to remember, coming off the bench to score the goal that stunned Real Madrid and secured a 1-0 victory.

The Republic of Ireland striker, who joined the Seville club from AZ Alkmaar last month, struck in the 82nd minute at Estadio de La Cartuja. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had produced an excellent save to keep out Nelson Deossa's powerful header from a corner, but the ball fell to Parrott. He reacted fastest and fired it home.

That's a striker's job. To go in after the ball and hope that it will fall in front of me. Look, in a game I might do this 10 times and it might not happen. So it's a mentality thing to just keep going in and hopefully it comes and today it did.

· Troy ParrottParrott explained how he reacted to the rebound for the winning goal.

"That's a striker's job," Parrott said after the match. "To go in after the ball and hope that it will fall in front of me. Look, in a game I might do this 10 times and it might not happen. So it's a mentality thing to just keep going in and hopefully it comes and today it did."

I don't know how we lost because we played very well collectively. I cannot fault the attitude of any of my players. We deserved to win but deserving to win does not give you points.

· José MourinhoThe Real Madrid manager assessed the defeat after the match.

Madrid appeared to have rescued a point five minutes later when Carlos Espi finished acrobatically, but VAR ruled that Vinicius Junior had been offside. Kylian Mbappé then missed a penalty in added time as Manuel Pellegrini's side held on for a famous win.

Real Madrid had opened the season with three straight victories. The defeat left José Mourinho's team on nine points after four games, level with Betis. Mourinho said his players had performed well collectively but suggested Betis had gained an advantage through greater gamesmanship. "The Betis players are more streetwise than the Madrid players, who are very honest," he said.

The Betis players are more streetwise than the Madrid players, who are very honest. With the backing of a fantastic crowd, they manage to gain these kinds of advantages.

· José MourinhoMourinho commented on Betis' approach and the home crowd.
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