Real Betis Stuns Real Madrid as Kylian Mbappe Misses Late Penalty in La Liga Thriller

Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the La Liga season after falling 1-0 to Real Betis, a match highlighted by Kylian Mbappe having a late penalty saved by Alvaro Valles on Friday.

Under manager Jose Mourinho, Madrid had won their opening three matches, but their streak came to a halt at La Cartuja. Despite chances including Vinicius Junior hitting the post and efforts from Mbappe being blocked by Natan Bernardo de Souza and Marc Bartra, the visitors failed to break through.

Real Betis capitalized nine minutes from time when Troy Parrott scored the decisive goal off a rebound after Thibaut Courtois saved a header from Nelson Deossa. Although Carlos Espi appeared to equalize with an acrobatic finish, the goal was disallowed for offside, and Mbappe subsequently hit the crossbar.

Mbappe was given a chance to equalize from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time following a challenge by Natan on Vinicius, but Alvaro Valles secured the win for Real Betis, drawing both teams level on nine points after four matches.