Benito Villamarín, a Hostile Territory for Real Madrid: This Is the Dismal Fact

Real Madrid Suffers Another Negative Result at Benito Villamarín Stadium. Carlo Ancelotti's players, despite taking the lead, couldn't prevent the home team's comeback and lose a great opportunity to fight for the leadership. The top position in LaLiga will remain, at least at the end of the current LaLiga matchday, between Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona.

Ignoring what might happen between the two direct rivals of the merengue entity, the defeat at Real Betis's stadium adds to a long list of negative results. The last victory against Real Betis at the verdiblanco stronghold dates back to August 2021, when Carlo Ancelotti returned to the Madrid bench for his second stint.

The match was decided by a narrow 0-1 thanks to Dani Carvajal's solitary goal, just after the hour mark. Since that match, Real Madrid hasn't known victory at Benito Villamarín Stadium. The match corresponding to the 22/23 season ended in a goalless draw.

A similar result occurred in the 23/24 season visit, the first with Jude Bellingham in the merengue sports discipline. It was the English midfielder who scored the white goal in that match at Benito Villamarín, a goal that would be canceled out by Aitor Ruibal's stunning goal, leaving the final 1-1. This is undoubtedly the worst streak for the white team at the Betis stronghold, a trip that always seems challenging for the Madrid expedition.

Difficult Encounters

Although most matches fall on the white side, securing the three points at Benito Villamarín Stadium requires an enormous amount of work. The last victory for the white team at the verdiblanco stronghold, not counting the match played in the 21/22 season, occurred in the 20/21 season.

That 2-3 in the Andalusian capital was decided in the final minutes, when Sergio Ramos scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot. In any case, it seems that Real Betis is a team that knows how to stand up to the white club... no matter which coaches occupy the benches of both teams throughout the seasons.

Real Madrid also doesn't have much luck in their encounters against Real Betis at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. While it's generally expected to see a white victory, the Betis players have surprised on more than one occasion, like in the 18/19 season with 0-2.

The visit to Benito Villamarín Stadium this season has left terrible feelings among Carlo Ancelotti's players, a defeat that also comes at the worst possible time. The fight for the LaLiga leadership is increasingly distant, and it seems a 'miracle' is needed to recover the ground lost in the last five matchdays of the competition.