Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid return ended in frustration after a shock 1-0 home defeat by Real Betis.
The Portugal forward was making his long-awaited comeback after completing a five-match ban for shoving a referee against Barcelona last month.
But he and his Real team-mates, looking to recover from an unconvincing start to the season, could not find a way past a stubborn Betis outfit.
And in injury time Antonio Sanabria stunned the Bernabeu with the winner to condemn Real to their first league defeat of the season.
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Man of the match
Sanabria. Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and co were all outshone by 21-year-old Sanabria, who capped his performance with a memorable winner in stoppage time.
Moment of the match
Sanabria slipped his marker to arrive at the back post and send a header past Keylor Navas for a dramatic winner.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to inspire Madrid on his return
Data point
Real’s all-time Spanish record of scoring in 73 successive games came to an end.
Ratings
Real Madrid: Keylor Navas 6, Dani Carvajal 5, Raphael Varane 6, Sergio Ramos 6, Marcelo 6, Luka Modric 7, Casemiro 6, Toni Kroos 6, Isco 6, Gareth Bale 7, Cristiano Ronaldo 6. Subs: Marco Asensio 6, Lucas Vazquez 6, Borja Mayoral 6. Real Betis: Antonio Adan 7, Antonio Barragan 6, Aissa Mandi 7, Zouhair Feddal 6, Riza Durmisi 6, Victor Camarasa 6, Javi Garcia 6, Fabian Ruiz Pena 6, Francis 6, Antonio Sanabria 8, Cristian Tello 6. Subs: Andres Guardado 6, Ryad Boudebouz 6, Joaquin 6.
Who’s up next?
Alaves v Real Madrid (LaLiga, Sep 23)
Real Betis v Levante (LaLiga, Sep 25)
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