Mourinho suffers first Real Madrid loss on return as Mbappe misses penalty
Ex-Spurs star scores the winner for Real Betis
Jose Mourinho suffered the first setback of his second spell as Real Madrid manager as his side were beaten 1-0 by Real Betis, with Kylian Mbappe missing a last-minute penalty, reports dailymail.com.
Real Madrid had won three consecutive league matches to begin the season, following Mourinho’s high-profile return to the club.
The first defeat came at the hands of one of Mourinho’s former players in Troy Parrott, who he gave his Premier League debut to in 2019 when in charge of Tottenham.
Parrott, who joined Real Betis in a £17million summer move, was on hand to score on the rebound in the 80th minute after Nelson Deossa’s header from a corner had been saved by Thibaut Courtois.
Mourinho, who was booked in the 54th minute, thought his side had levelled in the closing stages.
A superb acrobatic volley from Espi from a Vinicius Jnr cross was ruled out after VAR adjudged the forward was offside.
Real Madrid, however, were then given the chance to preserve their unbeaten start to the campaign when they were awarded a stoppage-time penalty after a foul on Vinicius.
Mbappe was denied from the spot by a diving save from Alvaro Valles, with the goalkeeper then squaring up and pushing the Real Madrid star as he celebrated the stop.
Footage showed the penalty should have been retaken after a Real Betis player had encroached into the box as Mbappe was striking the ball.
Mourinho insisted post match that his side had deserved to win, while he sarcastically congratulated Betis players and suggested they had been ‘smarter’ in committing fouls after five Real Madrid players were booked.
“The game was all Real Madrid, we created so many chances, if we drew tonight, we would have been disappointed.
“I might change my mind tomorrow, but today, judging by the feeling on the bench, I don’t know why we lost because collectively we played very well.
“I have nothing to reproach any player for regarding their attitude. We deserved to win, but deserving doesn’t get you points.”
He added: “Betis players are smarter than Real Madrid players, who are more straightforward.
“In the first play of the game, there was a clear yellow card for a player who fouled Valverde, but Fede stays on his feet, he doesn’t even fall.
“Meanwhile Betis players exaggerated every foul so much, that you’d think they need an ambulance from their reactions.”
On his own yellow card, Mourinho added: “I don’t know why I saw a yellow card.
“I accept it. I stood up because a Betis player looked like he’d died in front of the bench. I saw a lot of people frustrated with the plays, but I didn’t see it myself and I can’t comment.”
The slip-up gives rivals Barcelona the chance to establish an early three-point lead on Real Madrid, with the Catalans looking to clinch a third successive LaLiga title.
