Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops as Los Blancos lose again | La Liga 2019-20

#4 Hit: Joaquin

Joaquin could have put the game to bed in the second half but was still one of Betis' better performers

Perhaps the only blemish on Joaquin's display was the indecisiveness that saw Modric greet him with a goal-saving second-half block. It was precisely the match-defining action that could have shifted this game in either direction: finely poised at 1-1, Betis were purposeful after the interval and remained a real counter-attacking problem for Madrid to be wary of.

Joaquin was replaced by eventual match-winner Tello, but that's not to say he didn't do his job effectively on this occasion: six dribbles completed, three key passes, 81% completion rate, two interceptions - it's hard to believe the midfielder is 38-years-old when he plays with such energy and invention.

Having rounded Courtois, he seemed stuck in two minds: shoot goalwards with an empty net at his mercy, albeit from a tight angle - or square into Canales' path across goal. Thankfully after his tireless display, that moment of madness was not one he would rue at full-time.