La Liga: Mbappe Misses Open Goal and Equalizer Penalty as Real Madrid Lose 0-1 to Betis for First Defeat

At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on September 5, a key match in the fourth round of the 2026-27 La Liga season took place, with Real Madrid visiting Real Betis. In the first half, Vinicius and Huijsen hit the woodwork in succession. Mbappe missed a great chance with the goal almost open. In the second half, Parrott scored from a rebound after a corner kick to break the deadlock. Later, Espe scored a spectacular scissor-style goal, but it was ruled out after he was judged to have been offside earlier in the play. In stoppage time, Vinicius won a penalty, but Mbappe missed from the spot. In the end, Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Betis, suffering their first defeat of the new season.

In the 7th minute, Antony tried a long-range shot, which was easily collected by Courtois. In the 9th minute, Real Madrid sent a diagonal long pass, Dumfries laid the ball off, and Vinicius' half-turn volley went wide.

In the 12th minute, Guler crossed, and Huijsen's forward run and shot were brilliantly denied by the goalkeeper. In the 15th minute, Mbappe played a lofted pass, Guler crossed, and Vinicius' follow-up shot from the far side hit the post and bounced away.

In the 18th minute, Antony cut inside from the right and shot, with the ball deflecting off a Real Madrid player before Courtois saved it. In the 25th minute, Guler dribbled past a defender and played a through ball, but Vinicius was slightly late and failed to get an effective shot away.

In the 28th minute, Huijsen and Antony had a physical confrontation. In the 33rd minute, Antony juggled the ball repeatedly before passing, and Cucho's volley went just wide.

In the 41st minute, Guler turned and unleashed a long-range shot from outside the box, but it went over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Real Madrid played a through ball, Vinicius beat the offside trap and went one-on-one, but he chose to cross, Mbappe's shot was blocked by Bartra near the goal, and Mbappe's follow-up effort was blocked again.

In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Guler delivered a corner, and Bellingham's powerful header was brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper. Two minutes later, Real Madrid won another corner, Huijsen's header hit the top of the crossbar and went out.

The first half ended with Real Madrid 0-0 Betis.

In the 47th minute, Mbappe's long-range shot from outside the box went wide. In the 60th minute, Konate committed a foul, and Mourinho received a yellow card for protesting the referee's decision.

In the 68th minute, Huijsen intercepted Antony and played a through ball, but Mbappe's shot inside the box was blocked by goalkeeper Valles with his leg. In the 73rd minute, Parrott followed up with a curling shot from outside the box that went slightly over, but the referee also ruled that his teammate was offside beforehand.

In the 81st minute, Betis took a corner, a home player rose for a header that was saved by Courtois, and Parrott followed up with a rebound to score, making it 1-0 to Betis.

In the 85th minute, Mbappe's right-footed attempt inside the box, whether a pass or shot, hit the post. In the 87th minute, Vinicius sent a pass with the outside of his left foot from the left side, and Espe scored with a bicycle kick inside the box, but after consulting VAR, the referee ruled out the goal because Espe was offside at the beginning of the attacking move.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Vinicius broke into the box and was brought down by De Sousa. The referee awarded a penalty, but Mbappe's spot kick was saved by goalkeeper Valles. After reviewing VAR, the referee determined that players from both teams had entered the box early, so Real Madrid would not retake the penalty.

The match ended with Real Madrid losing 0-1 to Betis, suffering their first defeat of the new season.

Starting lineups for both teams:

Betis (4-2-3-1): 1-Valles / 4-De Sousa, 11-Fran Garcia, 3-Diego Llorente (39th minute, 5-Bartra), 2-Bellerin / 6-Facundo Bernal (68th minute, 18-Deossa), 8-Fornals / 21-Marc Roca, 22-Isco (60th minute, 150-Fidalgo), 7-Antony (77th minute, 17-Rodrigo Riquelme) / 9-Cucho Hernandez (68th minute, 19-Parrott)

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): 1-Courtois / 24-Dumfries (64th minute, 12-Arnold), 16-Konate, 4-Huijsen, 17-Cucurella (88th minute, 18-Carreras) / 6-Camavinga (64th minute, 20-Bernardo Silva), 8-Valverde (82nd minute, 19-Espe) / 15-Guler (64th minute, 25-Jan Diomande), 5-Bellingham, 7-Vinicius / 10-Mbappe

(Sohu Sports original: How did it happen again?)