- Spanish champions Real Madrid have defeated Real Betis 5 - 3 at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in a tough but entertaining La Liga matchday 24 clash
- Los Blancos came into the clash high on morale after securing a 3 - 1 come back Champions League over moneybags Paris Saint-Germain
- Marco Asensio got a brace in the clash
Spanish champions Real Madrid have defeated Real Betis 5 - 3 at the Estadio Benito Villamarin in a tough La Liga matchday 24 clash.
Los Blancos came into the clash high on morale after securing a 3 - 1 come back Champions League over moneybags Paris Saint-Germain.
11 minutes was all Real Madrid needed to open their account as Marco Asensio rose high to get to a rebound inside the box and produced a long-range header which went inside the left post, Antonio Adan was unable to keep the ball out of the net.
Aissa Mandi stunned Zinedine Zidane side in the 33rd minute as he leaped to meet a beautiful cross and produced a header which goes low inside the right post to make it 1-1.\
Nacho compound the woes of the visitors just four minutes after the equaliser as he puts the ball into the back of the net but, unfortunately for him, it is into his own goal, making the scoreline 2-1.
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As at the end of the first 45 minutes it was host Real Betis that walked into the tunnel with the lead.
Real Madrid did not waste time in activating the instructions of their manager as they got the much awaited equaliser just five minutes into the second half as Lucas delivered a well-placed cross from the corner. Sergio Ramos won the ball and powers an unstoppable header off the crossbar. The score now reads 2 - 2.
And the lead fell back to the visitors as Daniel Carvajal teed up Marco Asensio inside the box and he curled the ball into the left side of the net and past Antonio Adan.
And it was time for the showman to join the scorers list as Casemiro sent a precise lofted cross into the box in the 65th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo latched on to it and finishes with a quick shot into the middle of the goal leaving the goalkeeper had no chance.
Madrid expressed some scare in the 85th minute as Firpo Junior played a lovely pass into the box and found Sergio Leon. He tried his luck from close range and coolly striked the ball into the back of the net to make the scoreline 3 - 4.
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But it was the visitors that had the last laugh in the second minute of extra time as Lucas played a simple square pass into the feet of Karim Benzema in the box, who composed himself and lashed the ball inside the right post to make it 3 - 5 in favour of Real Madrid.
In other La Liga matchday 24 clash Atletico Madrid defeated Atletic Bilbao 2 - 0 to pile pressure on League leaders Barcelona while Barcelona defeated Eibar 0 -1 away from home.
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