Betis goalkeeper Valles: Studied Mbappe’s penalties and helped team keep clean sheet against Real Madrid

According to Marca, Betis goalkeeper Valles said after the team defeated Mourinho’s Real Madrid that he had studied Mbappe’s penalty habits and saved his penalty in the final stages of the match.

Speaking about saving Mbappe’s penalty, Valles said: “We spent this week preparing in training with Toni Doblas. From the start of the match, I knew which way I would dive if he took the penalty. His recent penalties had all been struck toward the outside. I stayed focused until the end and saved it. Before that, I had also told him that getting a penalty in the final minute was really lucky, just trying to distract him as much as possible.”

Speaking about the victory, Valles said: “It was very important to continue being strong at home, continue competing, and continue taking points here. We knew the opponent would be difficult to deal with. Our goal was to get points. After taking the lead, I think we handled the pressure very well. We also had a bit of luck, which is necessary in many situations. Overall, the team did a great job. This was everyone’s achievement, and congratulations to all my teammates who gave everything on the pitch. They were the ones who won the match.”

Speaking about the final stages of the match, Valles said: “Those minutes were very exciting and very tense. We knew how much quality Real Madrid had in attack. After falling behind, they put many players into the penalty area. Fortunately, we managed to hold on to the victory in the end and keep a clean sheet, which was very important for me personally and for the team. We have to keep moving forward. The league season is still long, and there are many areas where we can improve.”