Real Betis are known for keeping the ball and they did exactly that when they took on Real Madrid on Sunday night, with the Andalusian side having 74 percent possession and with their visitors managing just 26 percent.
That was the lowest possession percentage for Real Madrid since a Clasico in 2011, when they had 23 percent.
On Sunday night, Real Betis completed 713 passes compared to Los Blancos' 254.
In the end, though, all that mattered were the main numbers on the scoreboard that showed that Real Madrid won the match 2-1.
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Mudineao
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If in the first part Valverde put that we would have had 15% possession but with 0-2. This is how Farncia won the World Cup. If you have fast players, what you can not do is play like Lopetegui on horizontal passes. It is clear that Madrid have to attack more but pressing up and it is not about simply passing.
VanishPrasad
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Madridstas: but ... but we won