Betis vs Madrid - Casemiro tackles referee, Benzema's luck continues, Los Blancos Win

 

Betis vs Madrid - Casemiro tackles referee, Benzema's luck continues, Los Blancos Win

 

Real Madrid managed to win when they visited Real Betis in the third week of LaLiga, the highest caste of the Spanish League, for the 2021-2022 season. The Real Betis vs Madrid match took place at the Benito Villamarin Stadium.

Real Madrid as the visitors ended the match with a 1-0 advantage. The only goal that brought Real Madrid to victory was scored by Daniel Carvajal in the 61st minute. In addition to Carvajal's goal, Real Madrid's victory was also colored by a record that shows the continuation of Karim Benzema's fortune in the 2021-2022 LaLiga season. In addition, there are also interesting moments involving Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro and the referee. Thanks to this victory, Real Madrid managed to climb to the top of the Spanish League standings for the 2021-2022 season.

The club nicknamed Los Blancos temporarily leads the standings with a collection of seven points from three matches. In the first half, the duel between Real Betis and Real Madrid tends to be a draw. Both teams recorded 50 percent possession and five total shots. These statistics show the toughness of the match between the host Real Betis and the away team Real Madrid. The toughness of the match between the two teams can also be seen from the number of yellow cards issued by the referee. In the first half, the referee issued five yellow cards, four of which were aimed at Real Betis players. The fierce duel between Real Betis and Real Madrid in the first half was closed with a score of 0-0. After entering the second half, Real Madrid began to dominate the game. They recorded 51 percent possession in the first 15 minutes of the second half. In addition, Real Madrid was also able to launch four shots when Real Betis did not have a single chance. One of the four shots fired by Real Madrid then scored a goal. Daniel Carvajal managed to break the deadlock after utilizing Karim Benzema's assist in the 61st minute. He executed the ball from Karim Benzema's pass with a volley which was then unable to be driven away by Real Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva.

Behind Carvajal's goal was the impressive record of the assist provider, Karim Benzema. The French national team striker has been involved in five goals scored by Real Madrid in the opening three LaLiga games for the 2021-2022 season. Benzema's involvement was realized through a score of two goals and three assists. Opta Jose wrote, this is the first time Benzema has been involved in five goals from his first three appearances for Real Madrid in the LaLiga stage.

Before Real Madrid scored the opening goal, an interesting incident occurred in the 58th minute. Los Blancos midfielder Casemiro accidentally tackled the referee while blocking the ball that could potentially be a counter-attack for Real Betis.

This interesting incident later adorned the course of the match between Real Betis and Real Madrid. After Carvajal found the net for Real Betis in the 61st minute, no other goals were created until the second half was over. As a result, Real Madrid managed to beat the host Real Betis with a score of 1-0 and was entitled to secure three points.