La Liga First Half: Militão’s Header Creates Danger, Mbappé Wastes Chances, Real Madrid Temporarily Drawn with Betis

Key Events Match Report

At 3:30 am on September 2nd, in the fourth round of the 24/25 La Liga season, Real Madrid hosted Betis at their home ground.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Carvajal passed from the right flank, Valverde crossed from the baseline, Silva held the ball steadily.

In the 7th minute, Vinicius advanced and distributed the ball, Carvajal crossed while lying down, Mbappé was beaten to the punch by Silva who cleared the ball first.

In the 10th minute, Peraud crossed from the left flank, Ezalorozoli’s header slightly missed the target, Real Madrid narrowly escaped.

In the 20th minute, Rodrigo’s corner kick, Militão’s powerful header, unfortunately hit too straight and was saved by Silva, the subsequent shot hit the side netting, missing a good scoring opportunity.

In the 22nd minute, Vinicius broke through on the left and crossed, Mbappé’s shot was mis-hit, Silva caught the ball.

In the 24th minute, Valverde’s long-range shot from outside the penalty area, after a deflection, was claimed by Silva.

In the 25th minute, Valverde’s direct pass from the edge of the box, Mbappé’s forced shot from a tight angle just slid past the post.

In the 34th minute, Vinicius intercepted the ball in the front court, Mbappé’s curling shot was once again blocked by the opponent’s flying tackle.

In the 39th minute, Vinicius’ outside-of-the-foot cross from the left, Mbappé’s run wasn’t decisive enough, the ball slid past the post once more.

In the 45th minute, Carvajal crossed from the right, Mbappé dived to meet it at the far post, but Sabaly cleared it first.

The first half ended with Real Madrid temporarily drawing 0-0 with Betis.

Player List

Real Madrid Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):

1-Courtois; 2-Carvajal; 22-Rüdiger; 23-Mendy; 3-Militão; 19-Ceballos; 8-Valverde; 14-Chamakh; 7-Vinicius; 11-Rodrigo; 9-Mbappé;

Substitutes: 13-Lunin; 26-González; 20-García; 31-Naveros; 10-Modrić; 17-Vázquez; 21-Dias; 15-Güllel; 16-Endrik;

Betis Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):

1-Silva; 23-Sabaly; 3-Llorente; 15-Peraud; 6-Natan; 14-Carvalho; 18-Fornals; 21-Roca; 17-Rodríguez; 10-Ezalorozoli; 24-Ruibal;

Substitutes: 13-Adrián; 25-Vit; 12-Rodríguez; 2-Bellerín; 43-Alcázar; 4-Cádiz; 19-Losada; 16-Altimira; 7-Juanmi; 9-Avila; 8-Roque; 38-Diop;