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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 25204881" data-attributes="member: 158020">Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid: Ex-Barcelona forward Tello leaves Los Blancos still second<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/03/08/22/25709524-8089163-image-a-110_1583706368266.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Real Madrid missed the opportunity to return to the top of the table in  LaLiga as they fell to a late 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Sunday. Zinedine Zidane's side had climbed to the summit with their Clasico  defeat of Barcelona  last week, but they slipped back below their bitter  rivals after Quique  Setien's men triumphed on Saturday and could not  reclaim first place  following a below-par display in Seville.Indeed, Madrid would  have been fortunate to emerge with even a point,  as Betis enjoyed the  better of the contest and led through Sidnei, only  for the defender to  swiftly concede a penalty at the other end that  Karim Benzema scored.Former Barca winger Cristian Tello netted with eight minutes remaining,   though, and Los Blancos' have now won just once – against the Blaugrana   – in their past five matches in all competitions, with Betis picking  up  their first win in seven top-flight games. Madrid controlled a low-key opening but only Vinicius Junior's low  shot  wide threatened Joel Robles' goal, while Marc Bartra should then  have  headed Betis in front when a set-piece pinballed his way and the   defender missed the target from point-blank range.The hosts built  up a head of steam as Thibaut Courtois produced a  strong stop from  Nabil Fekir's first-time strike, and Madrid were  behind five minutes  before half-time.Fekir appealed for a spot-kick as he appeared to  be felled by Casemiro  just inside the area, but Sidnei marched onto the  loose ball and sent a  thunderous drive into the top-right corner.The  visitors were level heading into the break, though, as Sidnei  hacked at  Marcelo in the middle of the Betis box, prompting a penalty  that  Benzema coolly tucked away.Joaquin had a golden chance to restore  Betis' lead 10 minutes after the  restart, but the veteran looked to  square to Sergio Canales rather  than finish into an empty net after  rounding Courtois on the counter,  allowing the recovering Luka Modric to  clear.A rare Madrid foray saw Robles parry clear Modric's effort  and then  watch Ferland Mendy's sublime follow-up bounce away off the  crossbar,  yet the latest slack piece of play from Zidane's side led to  the  winner.Andres Guardado pounced on Benzema's wayward pass and  fed substitute  Tello to send Courtois the wrong way, with Betis  subsequently holding  firm amid considerable late pressure.</blockquote>

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