A lack of goals keeps Real Madrid away from LaLiga

He real Madrid they stumbled again, this time in Seville against Betis, and that means the whites are nine points behind Barcelona. The white team added a point that was of little or no use to them and showed that again, though ancelotti dHell no, he has a serious, very serious goal problem. Same with the tie match Legs which could mean his farewell to LaLiga. A point that serves the Andalusian team to stand up to Real Madrid and that, without Canales or Fekir.

Betis and Real Madrid They showed almost from the first whistle that they will not play offensive football. Each with their own weapons, the two teams went in search of the rival goal with Betis opening the scoreboard with a shot from Ayoze what stopped Courtois. Real Madrid’s response was a goal from Benzemwhere it was annulled by the hand of Rudiger. The Frenchman launched a free kick from the front which ended up with the ball in the net after hitting a player. That footballer was Rüdiger who was hit in the arm by the ball. With VAR, the goal didn’t go up on the scoreboard. The scare didn’t last long for Betis who, led by Rodri and Ruibal, soon chased after Courtois. Same with Real Madrid getting in Rodrygo, operating behind Benzema, as his biggest danger. AND Vinicius? There, he was, always trying, but not succeeding in the defenders of Betis.

The first half was a constant back and forth, hardly breathless, but with some clear scoring chances. In fact, Betis ended that first action with two shots between three sticks and Real Madrid, who according to Ancelotti had no goal problems, entered the break without a shot between three sticks. That said, there was a lot of sense of danger, a lot of pace, but clear-cut chances on goal, few.

How else could they have reached the break with no goals and with the feeling that the team that gets the fewest hits against the opponent will win the game. And that’s what both teams did. The first to try it was Betis, but the closest was Benzema who saw how Well done He avoided his goal with a great save. Although for a stop, the one from Courtois to Borja Iglesias. The Belgian used his repertoire of saves to avoid making it 1-0. All this happened in the first 10 minutes of the second half where no one rested on the pitch. Slow transitions, the famous and most touted property is not there or expected. Real Madrid and Betis waste no time losing in passes and more passes. In that exchange of blows, the two teams were around the goal and there were moments of dominance for each, with chances distributed, especially the one of Rodrygo with a very clear.

Ancelotti and Pellegrini they moved the bench to find their way to a much-needed victory for both, though perhaps more so for Real Madrid after Barcelona’s victory over Valencia. The changes did not change the panorama of a game where anything could happen. The only thing missing was someone to score and take advantage of the huge space that was there because fatigue had set in when it came time to come down to defend and to be accurate with the ball at their feet.

Both coaches played their last cards. Ancelotti put Álvaro Rodríguez on the field and Pellegrini, Joaquín. Real Madrid, who seemed physically fresher than Betis, pressed hard in the final minutes to find the goal that would allow them to stay alive in the fight for the LaLiga title. Betis also looked for their goal, but nobody scored and the game ended goalless and Barcelona got nine points from Real Madrid.