English:
Real Betis Upsets Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano.
Madrid, Spain – In a match held at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Real Betis secured a victory against Atlético Madrid. Despite Atlético’s dominance in possession, holding 65% of the ball, Betis capitalized on their opportunities.
Antony opened the scoring for Betis in the 28th minute, assisted by A. Ezzalzouli. Atlético, despite generating more shots (10 in total, 5 on target), failed to convert their chances. A goal by D. Llorente in the 74th minute was disallowed by VAR due to an offside.
The match was tense, with several yellow cards shown. M. Ruggeri, A. Lookman, and A. Baena were booked for Atlético, while A. Ezzalzouli received a yellow card for Betis. Atlético committed a total of 11 fouls, while Betis committed only 3. Atlético’s territorial dominance was also reflected in corners, where they had 7 compared to Betis’s 3.
Ultimately, Real Betis claimed the victory in a match where effectiveness made the difference.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 46 M. Ruggeri came in and R. Le Normand went out., at minute 46 T. Almada came in and A. Baena went out., at minute 46 J. Alvarez came in and A. Sorloth went out., at minute 55 R. Mendoza came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 70 A. Lookman came in and O. Vargas went out.
Substitutions real betis: at minute 70 P. Fornals came in and S. Altimira went out., at minute 79 C. Bakambu came in and N. Deossa went out., at minute 87 Antony came in and R. Riquelme went out., at minute 87 A. Fidalgo came in and M. Bartra went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
Titulares:
Real Betis
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