A Madrid denied towards the goal leaves two and a half points in the League at Villamarín

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Leagues

are won and lost away from home, and

calendar

as one of the seven uncomfortable trips that the whites had to endure until matchday

to

continue competing in the championship.

to overcome an almost impossible title against

.

The first, the Verdiblanco destiny, came out cross for

's men , who left

unable to score against

.

Between the doubts of the

and the worries of the defeat against

in the Cup, Madrid arrived in

ten points behind the lead after the Barca victory against Valencia.

Maximum pressure for a team

and

, convinced of his talent after the resounding victory at

but shocked by not finding form in the national tournament.

Spain, for whatever reason, for motivation or interest, does not end up doing well for this Madrid.

Ancelotti left with

, who returned to the starting lineup after his muscular discomfort, repeated with

after how thick his team was in the classic and tried to change the scheme by placing

in the midfielder, with

listing to the right wing.

, the Brazilian appears as the only man capable of playing between the lines, and that is gold for a squad that now after Liverpool does not find the easy path to scoring.

Rodrigo, the best

The former Santos player was the best player in the first half at Villamarín.

He linked up with Kroos and Tchouaméni and was the ideal partner for a

who continues to miss his physical form from the spring of 2022. With Vinicius sticking to the left and waiting for the necessary spaces for his football, the Betis lock was only opened by Rodrygo , although without finishing the job.

He was able to score in some approach and caused the foul that led to

, but Madrid reached the break

, the 90 of the classic and the initial 45 of Seville.

The Frenchman scored a superb free-kick from the edge after a knockdown on Rodrygo, but the VAR alerted

's arm

, who was on the wall, and had deflected the shot enough for him to Claudio Bravo did not arrive.

It was the best option for a Madrid that dominated the béticos, had control of the ball and barely conceded chances, as against Atlético and Barça, but again suffered from a lack of ideas in the last meters.

Vinicius

, once again on target in the stands and once again facing the referee at times, was about to make it 0-1 after a good combination between Benzema and

, but his shot, first of all, went high.

Betis,

, their most talented neurons, sacrificed possession to try to run against it with

taking advantage of some mistake by the white team.

Ayoze tested Courtois, but the Belgian responded, and close to the interval Sabaly was about to surprise the defense, but did not coordinate his definition.

After the intermission, the match won on electricity.

Madrid, in the rush of a League that could be escaping them, continued to trust Rodrygo's feet to let loose into Bravo's nets, and Betis waited for Madrid's mistakes to try to take advantage of their opportunity.

The first chance was for the whites, who were able to take the lead after a shot from

after Vinicius overran Sabaly, but the Frenchman ran into Bravo.

A couple of minutes later it was Courtois's turn, who performed the best action of the duel by drawing a prodigious hand shot from

.

Villamarín was already looking at 1-0, but the Belgian recovered his hero's cape to save Madrid.

Against that play, Rodrygo entered the area and failed to leave it to Benzema and Valverde tested Bravo from 30 meters, without success.

The Brazilian had the clearest attempt from the white team after a good arrival from Valverde to the bottom line, but he sent the pass behind the Uruguayan to the clouds.

Ancelotti was desperate in the technical area.

The tension grew and the League slipped out of Madrid's hands, now

due to Ancelotti's decision to give Ceballos the helm, unable to convert his chances into goals.

The Andalusian, Vinicius and Nacho failed against Bravo, the bench

and the whites left Villamarín

and 14 games to play.

The mathematics do not leave him out of the League, but the sensations keep him further and further from the title.

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