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Troy Parrott scores as Real Betis defeats Real Madrid in La Liga

5 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 4, 2026, 10:11 PM

Last updated Sep 4, 2026

Troy Parrott scores as Real Betis defeats Real Madrid in La Liga
Summary

Real Betis secured a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid on September 4, 2026, in a La Liga fixture. Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott scored the decisive goal in the 68th minute after entering the match as a substitute. The goal, his first for the club since joining from AZ Alkmaar, came following a rebound from a Nelson Deossa header saved by Thibaut Courtois. Real Madrid attempted a late comeback, but an acrobatic volley by Carlos Espi was disallowed for offside following a video assistant referee review. Kylian Mbappe missed an opportunity to equalize during injury time, with his penalty kick saved by Alvaro Valles. This result concludes the three-game winning streak that Jose Mourinho maintained at the start of his second managerial tenure with the club.

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Status Watch
  • •Real Betis defeated Real Madrid 1-0 on September 4, 2026.
  • •Troy Parrott scored the winning goal in the 68th minute.
  • •Alvaro Valles saved an injury-time penalty kick from Kylian Mbappe.
  • •A late goal by Carlos Espi was disallowed for offside after a video assistant referee review.
  • •The defeat ends the three-game winning streak for Jose Mourinho's side.
Latest Updates
  • 10:11 PMThe Guardian Sport — José Mourinho sick as a Parrott as Real Madrid sunk by Real Betis and Irish supersub
  • 10:07 PMBBC Sport — Parrott fires Real Betis to win over Real Madrid
  • 9:49 PMYahoo Sports — Parrott makes Real Madrid pay the penalty with Real Betis match-winner
  • 9:21 PMYahoo Sports — Parrott scores winner as Real Betis beat Real Madrid
What they're saying
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Mbappé sees late penalty saved by Valles PSG are beaten by league leaders Monaco Real Madrid’s perfect start to the La Liga ⁠season ended on Friday when Real Betis beat them 1-0, with the ⁠substitute Troy Parrott ⁠scoring ​nine minutes from time and goalkeeper Alvaro Valles saving a stoppage-time ⁠penalty from Kylian Mbappé. The clash began at a high tempo but the pace ⁠dropped after the interval in the heat in ​Seville. Parrott, introduced ‌in the 68th ‌minute, broke the deadlock in the 81st when ‌he reacted quickly after Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois parried a header into his path. Continue reading...

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Troy Parrott opened his Real Betis account with what proved to be the match-winner in their 1-0 victory over Real Madrid after Kylian Mbappe could not convert a stoppage-time penalty. The Republic of Ireland international came off the bench at the Estadio de La Cartuja and pounced on the rebound of a Thibaut Courtois save in the 81st minute to break the deadlock.

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Troy Parrott scores the only goal of the game and Kylian Mbappe misses an injury-time penalty as Real Betis beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga.

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