After a heart-stopping Friday, a Saturday packed with football and news gets underway.
So we’re going to run through the five stories you can’t miss to start the day.
Real Madrid suffer Mourinho’s first defeat
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Real Madrid lost to Betis thanks to a goal from Troy Parrott. There was also a crazy ending, with Espí scoring an overhead kick that was ruled out and Mbappé missing a penalty in the 93rd minute.
The controversy over Marc Bartra’s action
On the penalty missed by Mbappé and cleared by Bartra, the defender did not step into the box at the moment of the kick, which is why VAR did not overturn Hernández Hernández’s decision.
However, Madrid fans are claiming that Bartra was stepping on the D at the edge of the area and that should have led to a retake.
Mourinho’s first outburst: “A Betis player looked like he had died”
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The Portuguese coach said this after Real Madrid’s defeat: “I don’t know why I got booked. I accept it. I got up because a Betis player looked like he had died in front of the bench. I saw a lot of people frustrated with the incidents, but I didn’t see it and I can’t comment.”
He later said about the match: “I think the team played a great game. Sometimes you lose and you don’t know how to explain it. Very dominant. The centre-backs were outstanding. A lot of attacking play. If it had ended in a draw, we would still have gone away frustrated.”
He also criticised the Betis players: “The Betis players are smarter. The Real Madrid players are more pure, they’re naive. The Real Madrid players get up immediately and the Betis players are smarter.”
Finally, he said this line: “Congratulations to Betis, who came to draw and hit the jackpot.”
A new opportunity for Julián Álvarez
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Julián Álvarez has returned to the Atlético de Madrid squad and will be involved today in the match against Athletic Club.
In addition, Jonathan David and ‘Cuti’ Romero are now available to Simeone and can start building up minutes at Atleti.
Filipe Luis condemns Luis Enrique’s PSG
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Real Madrid’s defeat was not the only surprise last Friday. PSG’s loss on their return to the Parc des Princes was another.
It all began happily in Paris, with the club announcing before the match the contract renewals of Luis Enrique, Mayulu, Fabián Ruiz, Pacho, Joao Neves and Beraldo.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
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