By our reporter 5.9.2026
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid were given a reality check by Real Betis Friday night ending the Los Blancos perfect start to their LaLiga season.
Substitute Troy Parrott scored with nine minutes to full time and Kylian Mbappe missed a stoppage time penalty to give Real Madrid the result they did not deserve after dominating most of the play.
“I don’t know how we lost because we played very well collectively. I cannot fault the attitude of any of my players. We deserved to win but deserving to win does not give you points,” Madrid manager Jose Mourinho said.
“I’m very happy with my players, all of them. I cannot fault any of them individually. As for the penalty, when one of us steps up to take it, we all stand together.
“The Betis players are more streetwise than the Madrid players, who are very honest. With the backing of a fantastic crowd, they manage to gain these kinds of advantages.”