Real Betis 3-5 Real Madrid - 5 Talking Points

#2 Setien's men took their foot off the gas in the second half to allow Madrid back into the game

The Betis defence was shredded to bits by Carvajal

Real Betis were, in fact, looking immense as the first half drew to a close. Their players were embarking on enterprising runs, their midfielders were shifting the ball about with considerable ease as they looked quite comfortable sustaining possession against their high-profile opponents.

But whatever Zidane said at the half-time team talk seemed to have worked and if the way Madrid showed up in the second half is anything to go by, the legendary Frenchman is nowhere close to losing his dressing room.

On the other hand, Setien, who had a big smile on his face as his team were leading at the break, could not inspire his team to kick on and do greater things from there.

Betis sat back and let themselves be washed out by wave after wave of Madrid attacks. They conceded as many as 3 goals in 15 minutes in the second half as all of Madrid's usual suspects, including Sergio Ramos, piled on the misery for the side from Seville.

Their centre-backs were often caught out of their depth with Bartra being impressive with his forward passes in one second before passing it back to the opponent in the very next. Sums up their night.

Their performance in the second half can be well summed up by how they all fell like rose petals in the wind as Carvajal whizzed past the lot of them that was stationed on the right flank to set up Asensio for Madrid's 3rd goal of the night. Shambolic.