European football: Atlético capitalise after Betis’ Isco stuns Real Madrid

- Atlético 1-0 Athletic Bilbao | Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid
- Napoli 1-1 Inter | Mourinho’s Turkish suspension halved
Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the La Liga title as Isco guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champions on Saturday, enabling Atlético Madrid to overtake their neighbours by winning the late kick-off against Real Betis.
Atlético won thanks to a second-half strike from the substitute Julián Álvarez. Atletico came close to taking the lead in the first half through Alexander Sørloth, who missed a header from Antoine Griezmann’s pass. Álvarez, who came on for Sørloth just before the hour mark, gave Atlético the winner in the 66th minute with a precise left-foot shot after being played through by Marcos Llorente.
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