Jose Mourinho suffered his first defeat since returning to Real Madrid

Real Madrid suffered their first defeat since José Mourinho returned to the team’s bench after being beaten 1-0 by Betis away from home in the fourth round of La Liga. Los Blancos had won all of their first three matches, but missed important chances in Seville and left without a single point.

The only goal of the match was scored in the 81st minute. Natan headed the ball following a corner, Thibaut Courtois made a spectacular save, but Troy Parrott followed up and sent the ball into the net.

Real Madrid had two huge opportunities to equalize late on. In the 87th minute, Carlos Espi scored with an acrobatic effort, but the goal was ruled out for offside. In stoppage time, Madrid were awarded a penalty after a foul by Natan on Vinicius. Kylian Mbappé took the kick, but goalkeeper Álvaro Vallés saved it.

Real Madrid’s players called for the penalty to be retaken, arguing that Marc Bartra had entered the area before the shot was taken. The incident was checked by VAR, but the referee decided that the Betis defender had not breached the rules.

José Mourinho avoided commenting on the controversial incidents and said he was pleased with the team’s performance. The Portuguese coach praised Carlos Espi’s display and explained that he replaced Arda Güler to avoid a possible sending-off after the midfielder had received a yellow card.using-slug-placeholder-translate-event-fields