While waiting (maybe) for Mbappé, Real win small against Betis

While the expected transfer of PSG prodigy Kylian Mbappé to the Madrid club has held football Spain in suspense for several days, Real was shy on the Betis field, and only snatched the victory thanks to a healthy volley from side Dani Carvajal (61st), on a center back from Karim Benzema.

Seven months after his hamstring injury which deprived him of Euro and kept him away from the field since the start of 2021, Carvajal was decisive in his second match. His last goal in the white jersey dated back to November 30, 2019. And fortunately it is a defender who has been responsible for feeding the scorecard side Merengue, the attacking trio of Real composed of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Vinicius, failed to materialize the opportunities.

The most active of the three has been Vinicius: very prominent since the start of the season with three goals in two ends of matches on the first two days of La Liga, the Brazilian prodigy polished by Zinédine Zidane, eagerly awaited this season, has been rewarded by a starting place Saturday night in place of Eden Hazard… and proved to Carlo Ancelotti that he will have to be reckoned with this season.

Discreet Benzema and Fekir

Bale and Benzema, were less in sight, even if they combined well on two successive actions in the 52nd: two crosses from the Welshman for two times from the French which were canceled by two offside positions. The Merengues were put in difficulty, especially in the first period, by a Betis led by Nabil Fékir more present at the start than at the end of the game.

The Andalusians had as many chances as the Madrileños before the break, but the first half was chopped, with a total of six yellow cards distributed, only one of which was merengue. Thanks to this success, Real Madrid temporarily takes the lead in the standings for the benefit of the overall goal-average, before the matches of Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona on Sunday.