At 4 a.m. Beijing time on March 6, Real Madrid challenged Real Betis away to Real Betis in the 24th round of the 2022-23 La Liga season. In the first half, Benzema scored from a free-kick, but was disallowed for a handball foul by Antonio Rudiger; In the second half, neither team scored. In the end, Real Madrid were held to a 0-0 draw by Betis, suffering a three-game winless run in all competitions, and have reached nine points behind leaders Barca.
Prior to this match, Real Madrid suffered two consecutive winless games, they were held to a 0-0 draw in the league by Atletico Madrid and lost 1-0 to Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Real Betis are fifth in La Liga and still have a chance to compete for a ticket to next season's Champions League.
In the 4th minute, Betis' long pass into the box was picked up by Courtois and escaped, so he could hold the ball in time. In the 9th minute, Betis made a long pass from the left, Iglesias in front of the box turned his back and followed Ayosé Perez volleyed with his right foot, and Courtois saved the ball with one palm.
In the 13th minute, Real Madrid won a free-kick in front of the penalty area, Benzema took a direct shot from the penalty, the ball hit the wall and bounced into the net.
However, the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR and found that Benzema's free-kick hit Rudiger's arm inside the wall and bounced into the goal, and the goal was invalidated.
In the 23rd minute, Kroos drove a corner kick from the right into the box, the Betis defender headed out of the box, Valverde in front stopped the ball and fired a long-range right-footed shot that went just over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Camavinga crossed from the left side of the penalty area and Vinicius hit the ball high with his right foot near the penalty spot.
In the 38th minute, Betis' Ruivar dribbled the ball on the right flank and cut inside the box with a low left-footed shot that Courtois held. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, Ruivar fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area and Courtois saved sideways. In the 48th minute, Vinicius returned a pass from the left side of the penalty area, Benzema received a left-footed shot and Betis goalkeeper Bravo flew to save the ball.
In the 53rd minute, Betis launched an attack from the left and crossed the box, and Iglesias's strafing shot was blocked by Courtois. One minute later, Valverde fired a long-range right-footed shot in front of the box and Bravo saved the ball before controlling it.
In the 56th minute, Betis' left-hand corner kick drove to the back of the box and Pesera's header deflected over the net. In the 59th minute, Vázquez was very upset when he was replaced by Carvajal, kicked the bench and threw away the jacket handed by the team manager.
In the 61st minute, Valverde crossed the middle after receiving a straight shot on the right side of the field, and Rodrigo shot slightly higher in front of goal. In the 75th minute, Carvajal crossed from the right side of the box and Ceballos, who followed in the middle, deflected a right-footed shot that deflected.
In the 76th minute, Kroos made a long pass in midfield, and Vinicius in front of him received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and poked the ball, and Bravo saved the ball out of the near corner. In the 90th minute, Vinicius and rival goalkeeper Bravo got into an argument, which led to a skirmish between the two teams.
In the 93rd minute, Benzema took two steps in front of the box and fired a long-range right-footed shot into the stands. In the end, the match was over, and Real Madrid were forced to draw 0-0 by Real Betis.