Summary

  • Real Madrid are 10 points behind Barcelona

  • Madrid have not won in past two games

  • Real Betis sit in fifth place

  1. 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.

  2. Postpublished at 69 mins

    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.

  3. Postpublished at 68 mins

    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.

  4. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    Madrid have a corner. Can they make it count?

  5. Postpublished at 21:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2023

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    Madrid started with two midfielders in a back four but now they have four career defenders on.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 63 mins

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    Two more Madrid subs. Dani Ceballos and Nacho replace Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni.

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 21:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2023

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    Madrid duo Eder Militao and Rodrygo are booked in a matter of seconds.

  8. Postpublished at 62 mins

    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.

  9. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 60 mins

    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.

  10. Postpublished at 59 mins

    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.

  11. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    German Pezzella heads wide for Betis from a corner.

  12. Postpublished at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2023

    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.

  13. Postpublished at 54 mins

    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.

  14. Postpublished at 54 mins

    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.

  15. YELLOW CARDpublished at 51 mins

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    About 30 seconds later his Betis team-mate Borja Iglesias is shown a yellow card for fouling Eder Militao.

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 51 mins

    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.

  17. Postpublished at 49 mins

    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.

  18. Postpublished at 46 mins

    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.

  19. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Real Betis 0-0 Real Madrid

    The second half begins.

  20. Postpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2023

    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.