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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24178345" data-attributes="member: 158020">Real Betis 1 Atletico Madrid 0:  Canales' penalty dents Atletico's title hopes   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/03/16/9339118-6663023-image-a-22_1549212933160.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Atletico Madrid's LaLiga title hopes were dealt a huge blow as Sergio  Canales' penalty claimed a 1-0 win for Real Betis on Sunday.With LaLiga leaders  Barcelona having drawn on Saturday, Atleti knew that a victory would have taken  them to within three points of Ernesto Valverde's side.    But Atleti failed to make Barca pay for their slip up, and having been denied  by a spectacular stop from Jan Oblak early on, Betis struck when Canales slotted  home from 12 yards out in the 65th minute following Filipe Luis'  handball.   Diego Simeone will likely point to debutant Alvaro Morata having had what  looked to be a clear penalty claim turned down earlier in the second half, while  Antoine Griezmann hit the woodwork, but that was the most Atleti could muster as  they suffered their first LaLiga defeat since September.   Atleti had Oblak to thank three minutes in, their goalkeeper lunging to his  right to sensationally keep out Zouhair Feddal's header.   Oblak's save proved the highlight of a sluggish first half, but Atleti came  out with renewed vigour after the interval, and were adamant they should have  had a penalty in the 55th minute.Morata drew an awkward sliding challenge  from Feddal in the box, only for the referee to award a corner, with VAR not  used to review the incident despite Atleti's protestations.   Atleti's luck got worse 10 minutes later – substitute Filipe Luis handling in  the area, with Canales making no mistake despite Oblak diving the right  way.Griezmann curled a sublime strike onto the frame of the goal moments later,  but Betis held firm to inflict a damaging blow to Atleti's title challenge.</blockquote>

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