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SEVILLE, Spain (AP) \u2014 Real Madrid’s already slim hopes of winning La Liga took another blow Friday when Real Betis scored the equalizer in stoppage time in a tumultuous 1-1 contest.<\/p>\n
Madrid are eight points behind league leaders Barcelona with five games remaining. Barcelona have a match against Getafe on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The match got off to a good start for visiting Madrid, with Vinicius Junior scoring his second goal in four days. Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles could only parry Federico Valverde’s long-range shot, and the Brazilian striker chased it down for the rebound.<\/p>\n
However, Betis were not overwhelmed and Andriy Lunin, who replaced the injured Thibaut Courtois in goal, made at least two world-class saves to keep his team in the game.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9’s goal was chalked off for offside and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s brilliant assist was annulled.<\/p>\n
Betis continued to attack in search of an equalizer, and it came in the closing stages.<\/p>\n
Ferland Mendy went down and complained of a foul, but the referee allowed play to continue and former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin calmly scored with a side-footed goal inside a packed penalty area, to the delight of 54,000 fans at Betis’ Estadio La Cartuja.<\/p>\n
With this result, Madrid have failed to win in five of their last six games in all competitions.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Betis are in fifth place, six points behind Getafe and seven points behind Atletico Madrid. <\/p>\n
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