Jan Oblak made a sensational early save, but Atletico Madrid's 18-match unbeaten run in LaLiga came to an end with a defeat at Real Betis.
2018/2019 La Liga
1-0
Match Event
65' Penalty Goal! Betis 1-0 Atletico (Canales)
A cross comes in from the left and it takes a touch off the head of Hernandez before making contact with Luis’ hands which were in an unnatural position! It leaves the referee with no option but to award Real Betis a penalty and a chance to take the lead!
Oblak guesses correctly but Canales hits the penalty with pace and power – beating the goalkeeper at the bottom-right corner!
Match Report
Atletico Madrid's LaLiga title hopes were dealt a huge blow as Sergio Canales' penalty claimed a 1-0 win for Real Betis on Sunday.
With LaLiga leaders Barcelona having drawn on Saturday, Atleti knew that a victory would have taken them to within three points of Ernesto Valverde's side.
But Atleti failed to make Barca pay for their slip up, and having been denied by a spectacular stop from Jan Oblak early on, Betis struck when Canales slotted home from 12 yards out in the 65th minute following Filipe Luis' handball.
Diego Simeone will likely point to debutant Alvaro Morata having had what looked to be a clear penalty claim turned down earlier in the second half, while Antoine Griezmann hit the woodwork, but that was the most Atleti could muster as they suffered their first LaLiga defeat since September.
Players Rating
Line-ups
Betis XI: Joaquín, A. Guardado, Barragán, Canales, Mandi, Bartra, S.León, Feddal, Pau López, W. Kaptoum, Francis
Subs: J.García, Sidnei , Joel Robles, Jesé, G. Lo Celso, Loren Morón, Junior Firpo
Atletico XI: Juanfran, S. Arias, Jan Oblak, A. Griezmann, Morata, T. Lemar, T.Partey, J. Giménez, Correa, L. Hernández, R.Hernández
Subs: Filipe Luis, N. Kalinić, Adán, Vitolo, Cristian Rodríguez, Joaquín Muñoz, Francisco Montero