Real Betis moved eight points clear of the relegation zone
Real Madrid sustained a shock defeat at Real Betis to hand the initiative to Barcelona in the La Liga title race.
Barca had beaten Real Sociedad 1-0 on Saturday to go two points clear and Zinedine Zidane's side were unable to respond with a victory of their own.
They fell behind to Sidnei's stunning strike into the top corner, but levelled via Karim Benzema's penalty.
Ex-Barcelona forward Cristian Tello was Betis' match winner, stroking in on 82 minutes.
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The Betis substitute broke clear and coolly slide the ball past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as the hosts picked up only their eighth victory of the season to move up to 12th, eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Rubi's team looked far from a side struggling at the wrong end of the table, causing Real Madrid all sorts of problems as Marc Bartra somehow headed over from six yards out with the whole goal to aim at.
Veteran winger Joaquin went round Courtois and looked to be slipping the ball into an empty net but was denied by Luka Modric's goal-saving interception on the line.
The Belgium international goalkeeper also made a stunning save to tip Nabil Fekir's thunderous, first-time strike over the crossbar.
After taking the lead through Sidnei's superb effort, the goalscorer went from hero to villain by bringing down Marcelo inside the area and allowing Benzema to equalise.
The winner came courtesy of Benzema's loose pass which was picked off by Andres Guardado, who popped the ball off for Tello and he made no mistake.
Real Madrid pushed for the equaliser but Ferland Mendy's curling shot was brilliant tipped onto the crossbar by Joel Robles' flying save and Benzema curled narrowly wide in the 95th minute.
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Line-ups
Real Betis
1Robles
22Leite de Souza Junior
5Bartra
12da Silva Júnior
15Moreno LoperaSubstituted forPedrazaat 77'minutesSubstituted forPedrazaat 77'minutes
17Sánchez RodríguezSubstituted forTelloat 66'minutesSubstituted forTelloat 66'minutes
32GonzálezSubstituted forRodríguezat 73'minutesSubstituted forRodríguezat 73'minutes
18GuardadoBooked at 74mins
10Canales
8Fekir
16Morón
Substitutes
6Pedraza
9Iglesias
11Tello
13Martín Fernández
21Rodríguez
23Mandi
24Aleñá
Real Madrid
13Courtois
3Militão
5Varane
4Ramos
12MarceloBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMendyat 59'minutes
17Vázquez
14Casemiro
10ModricSubstituted forValverdeat 79'minutes
25Vinícius Júnior
8KroosSubstituted forMarianoat 69'minutes
8Fekir
9Benzema
16Morón
13Courtois
3Militão
5Varane
4Ramos
12MarceloBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMendyat 59'minutes
14Casemiro
17Vázquez
10ModricSubstituted forValverdeat 79'minutes
8KroosSubstituted forMarianoat 69'minutes
25Vinícius Júnior
9Benzema
Substitutes
23Mendy
6Pedraza
9Iglesias
11Tello
13Martín Fernández
21Rodríguez
23Mandi
24Aleñá
1Areola
11Bale
15Valverde
16Rodríguez
23Mendy
24Mariano
27Rodrygo
Referee:
José Luis González González
Attendance:
51,521
Match Stats
Home TeamReal BetisAway TeamReal Madrid
Possession
Home43%
Away43%
Shots
Home14
Away14
Shots on Target
Home3
Away3
Corners
Home6
Away6
Fouls
Home8
Away8
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Match ends, Real Betis 2, Real Madrid 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Real Betis 2, Real Madrid 1.
Posted at 90'+5'
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt saved. Mariano (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eder Militão with a cross.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Mariano (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 90'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Posted at 88'
Alfonso Pedraza (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Offside, Real Madrid. Sergio Ramos tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
Posted at 86'
Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Sidnei.
Posted at 85'
Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
Goal!Posted at 82'
Goal! Real Betis 2, Real Madrid 1. Cristian Tello (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
Posted at 81'
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Sidnei (Real Betis).
Posted at 80'
Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
Posted at 80'
Nabil Fekir (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
SubstitutionPosted at 79'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Luka Modric.
Posted at 77'
Attempt missed. Emerson (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Real Betis. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Álex Moreno.
Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Mariano (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
Posted at 75'
Attempt missed. Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
Posted at 74'
Attempt blocked. Eder Militão (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
BookingPosted at 74'
Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 74'
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Andrés Guardado (Real Betis).
Posted at 73'
Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
Posted at 73'
Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Real Betis. Guido Rodríguez replaces Edgar González.
Posted at 70'
Attempt saved. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Posted at 70'
Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mariano.
SubstitutionPosted at 69'
Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Toni Kroos.
Posted at 67'
Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
Posted at 67'
Álex Moreno (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 66'
Substitution, Real Betis. Cristian Tello replaces Joaquín.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
Posted at 65'
Emerson (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 62'
Offside, Real Betis. Nabil Fekir tries a through ball, but Loren Morón is caught offside.
Posted at 60'
Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Luka Modric.
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