Real Madrid rejects Barcelona gift and fall into Betis trap

Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw at home by Real Betis on Saturday evening in the Santiago Bernabeu stronghold in the 12th round of La Liga.

The draw brings Real Madrid to 22 points in the standings on goal difference from leaders Barcelona, ​​and Real Betis have 13 points in 14th place.

He did not take advantage of Barcelona's loss to Levante (1-3) to return to the top, to give the newly-promoted Granada the opportunity to lead if the victory tomorrow against Real Sociedad.

Real Madrid announced their teeth early, receiving a deep ball into the penalty area of ​​Betis, and shot hard but the goalkeeper Robles saved them brilliantly in the 7th minute.

Belgium striker Eden Hazard scored the first goal for Real in the 8th minute, but the referee canceled it for offside after resorting to video technology.

The referee awarded a direct free kick to Real Madrid in the 16th minute, carried out by German Toni Kroos, but his shot passed the highest goalkeeper Robles.

The first threat from Real Betis came through the French Nabil Fakir, who received a pass in the penalty area, and hit a powerful ball passed by the left post of goalkeeper Courtois in the 20th minute.

Karim Benzema missed the opportunity to score the first goal for Real Madrid, where he received a cross in the penalty area Betis from his team mate Carvajal, but his shot passed by the right post of goalkeeper Robles in the 35th minute.

Real Madrid defender and captain Sergio Ramos almost scored in the 43rd minute, with Benzema passing the ball into the area and firing hard, but Robles saved it.

Moron tried to surprise Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with a shot from outside the penalty area that turned the Belgian into a corner in the last minute of the first half.

At the start of the second half, Brazilian Rodrigo missed a real opportunity to score, receiving a ball in the penalty area, but he hit hard to hit the defense of Betis and turn into a corner in the 60th minute.

Real Madrid continued to waste the chances of scoring, with the return of the back Ferland Mindy in a counterattack, and scored the goalkeeper Robles in the 63rd minute, but his shot hit the net.

Zidane decided to reactivate Real Madrid's attacking line, pushing Vinicius Jr. instead of Rodrigo, then Jovic instead of Benzema.

Real Madrid continued to dominate the ball and move forward in the goal of scoring the visitors' net, but without any real effectiveness against goalkeeper Robles.

Real Madrid players demanded the referee for a penalty, given that the ball was touched by Zuhair Fadal of Real Betis, but the referee demanded to complete the game in the 80th minute.

Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois deprived Nabil Fakir of scoring the first goal for Real Betis, sending a Belgian rocket into the corner in the 81st minute.

Goalkeeper Robles scored two late shots from Vinicius Junior in a repetitive scenario in the 91st minute to keep his goal clean.

With a special save, Zuhair Fadal starred in Real Betis to remove the ball from the line, in the 92nd minute before Ramos reached it.

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