SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 71 mins
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Betis bring on Brazilian forwards Luiz Henrique and Willian Jose for Ayoze Perez and Borja Iglesias.
Real Madrid are 10 points behind Barcelona
Madrid have not won in past two games
Real Betis sit in fifth place
Emlyn Begley
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Betis bring on Brazilian forwards Luiz Henrique and Willian Jose for Ayoze Perez and Borja Iglesias.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Rodrygo does brilliantly to beat Juan Miranda like the Betis player was a hologram but then his cutback is poor.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Dani Carvajal has a cross cut out. It's getting quite heated down there - six yellows so far ans I reckon we'll have more.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Madrid have a corner. Can they make it count?
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Madrid started with two midfielders in a back four but now they have four career defenders on.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Two more Madrid subs. Dani Ceballos and Nacho replace Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Madrid duo Eder Militao and Rodrygo are booked in a matter of seconds.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Oh my. As good a chance as we've had. Fede Valverde puts in a cross which Rodrygo flashes over the bar from eight yards out. He should have scored, although the ball bounced just before it came to him.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Madrid right-back Lucas Vazquez is furious at being replaced. He kicks the bench and throws a jacket someone hands him. Dani Carvajal is on.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
A wonderful move from Real Madrid with Karim Benzema and Lucas Vazquez creating space before Aurelien Tchouameni's shot is blocked.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
German Pezzella heads wide for Betis from a corner.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
The second half has had twice as many shots on target as the first. And it's only 10 minutes in.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
It's raining chances in Sevilla.
Federico Valverde blasts a shot in from 25 yards. It's straight at Claudio Bravo but he spills it and it just bounces the right side of the line from his point of view.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
What a save by Thibaut Courtois!
Juan Miranda finds Borja Iglesias in space in the box. It looks like the striker is going to bury it but Courtois makes himself big and saves with an outstretched arm.
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About 30 seconds later his Betis team-mate Borja Iglesias is shown a yellow card for fouling Eder Militao.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
A birthday card for Betis full-back Youssouf Sabaly, 30. It's a yellow one as he's penalised for fouling Vinicius Jr.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Finally, Claudio Bravo has a save to make.
Vinicius Jr cuts the ball back for Karim Benzema, whose first-time shot from near the penalty spot is parried away by the Betis custodian.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Betis have their third shot on target just 30 seconds into the second half with Aitor Ruibal's long-range strike parried away by Thibaut Courtois.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
The second half begins.
Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid have stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in 17 of their 24 games.
Only Barcelona (20) and Atletico Madrid (18) have done this more often in La Liga this season.