Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni overhits his long ball to Karim Benzema and it runs through to Betis keeper Claudio Bravo.

I guess it would actually have been Antonio Rudiger's goal and not Karim Benzema's had it stood.

The goal is disallowed for Antonio Rudiger's handball. The arms were next to his body but who knows these days.

Video Assistant Refereepublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2023

20:14 GMT 5 March 2023

Real Betis 0-1 Real Madrid

The referee goes to the screen. Is this going to be disallowed for handball?

Rodrygo is felled on the edge of the box and Real Madrid have a good shooting chance here with this free-kick.

This is Ayoze Perez's fifth appearance for Real Betis since a loan move from Leicester. He's yet to score.

Ayoze Perez goes so close to giving Real Betis the lead. He hits a swerving strike from 20 yards out which Thibaut Courtois palms one-handed over the bar.

Good defending by Eder Militao to stop Borja Iglesias.

Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said Militao is the best centre-back in the world earlier this week.

Thought for the day...

If Real Madrid played Manchester United would they win 12-2 (7-0 + 5-2)?

Fede Valverde clears Juan Miranda's corner.

Thibaut Courtois catches a follow-up cross... and then drops it. But nobody takes advantage.

Betis win an early corner with Juan Miranda's flick hitting Eder Militao and going behind.

Eduardo Camavinga is indeed playing at left-back.

Madrid go forward but Fede Valverde commits a foul.

Here we go.

Real Betis' players are wearing T-shirts with Nabil Fekir's name - with their star player ruled out for the season with ligament damage.

Luka Modric is suspended for Real Madrid but they are actually unbeaten in their last 16 league games without him. The last time they lost in La Liga without Modric was against Mallorca in October 2019.

Real Madrid have two actual defenders in their team with Lucas Vazquez, who was originally a winger, at right-back - and apparently central midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is at left-back.

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Real Madrid go into this game 10 points behind leaders Barcelona, who beat Valencia 1-0 earlier on.

Madrid have failed to win either game since battering Liverpool 5-2 in the Champions League - and lost to Barca in the Spanish Cup on Thursday.

Real Betis are only four points off the Champions League places.

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