Still nine points behind FC Barcelona, the Merenges were playing on the Benito-Villamarín pitch against a Real Betis in great shape and had to go for victory to stay in the title race. Alvaro Arbeloa was then forced to field a big team, with Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Mbappé (27), who failed to score his 25th goal of the season.
After several misses and a nice goal finally refused for offside, the tricolor seemed to be hit at the end of the game after an action with Valverde. The French international then requested a change from the Madrid bench and was replaced by Gonzalo Garcia in the 81st minute. Small alert for Kylian Mbappé, who was able to return to the sidelines while walking.
