Real Betis 3-5 Real Madrid - 5 Talking Points

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Benzema scored late into the night to secure all 3 points for Madrid

#1 Marco Asensio and the usual suspects

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Carvajal and Asensio combined to score a spectacular goal

Though they were sub-par in the first half, Zinedine Zidane's crew of superstars were immense in the second as they pulled off an impressive comeback victory against a Betis side that could spring more than a couple of surprises.

Marco Asensio, however, was brilliant on the night as he kicked on in the same vein as in the match against PSG. He scored Madrid's opener after reacting promptly inside the area after Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was parried by Adan.

But it was his second goal that was a thing of beauty. Though it was Carvajal who eviscerated Real Betis' left-side players with a devastating run, his ball into the box was expertly turned into goal thanks to the golden boy's incredible technique.

As the future looks good for Madrid, with a typical Ronaldo finish that saw him cut inside and wrong foot a defender before sending it home, Madrid's Mr. Ever-present and the 2017 Ballon d'Or winner roared back into form once again.

Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 10 goals in his last 6 games and it is starting to look more and more like he isn't going to be done anytime soon.

Sergio Ramos' towering header in the second half to equalize for Madrid shows how the man keeps delivering at times when his team needs him the most. In Ramos, Madrid still have a captain who can rise to the occasion and inspire his team on to great things as he has done over the past 4 years and more.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith
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