Alvaro Arbeloa talks Mbappe, Ceballos, controversial refereeing after Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid

Alvaro Arbeloa talks Mbappe, Ceballos, controversial refereeing after Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid

Real Madrid dropped two more points in the title race on Friday night, continuing their poor run of form and handing Barcelona a potential 11-point lead in the standings.

Vinicius Jr. opened the scoring on the night in the 17th minute, opening up a cushion that the team tried to build on.

Unfortunately, however, they could not find a second goal and continued to defend their lead as Real Betis mounted the pressure after the break.

Eventually, the hosts found a goal via Hector Bellerin and stole a draw.

Arbeloa’s analysis

Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media after his team’s draw against Real Betis on Friday night and admitted that the result was a disappointing one for his side.

“It is clear that we took another disappointment in the last minutes, as has happened to us many times, and it is a result that I think we did not deserve because we have had opportunities.

“There is also a very clear penalty in the first half that I think we could have closed the game,” he added.

Elaborating on the potential penalty incident that he felt his side was hard done by, Arbeloa explained how it was a blatant foul.

“It’s a clear foul on for Betis’ goal. The problem is that the referees need to understand football, but sometimes they don’t understand it.”