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Kylian Mbappé has late penalty saved in Real Madrid loss at Betis

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Wilson, J. (2026, September 4). Kylian Mbappé has late penalty saved in Real Madrid loss at Betis. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/kylian-mbapp-has-late-penalty-saved-in-real-madrid-loss-at-betis/article_930306f6-d5a9-5e51-85e8-2c7499c39979.html

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Kylian Mbappé's late penalty was saved by Real Betis goalkeeper Álvaro Valles, securing a 1-0 win for the host at La Cartuja Stadium in La Liga on Friday. The save came after Valles had already made several impressive stops throughout the game, including a diving swat of an early header by Jude Bellingham. Mbappé has now missed two big chances with Real Madrid, having also squandered a double chance in the first half against Betis. The loss was Real Madrid's first under Jose Mourinho this season.

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Real Madrid, managed by Jose Mourinho, suffered its first defeat of the season in La Liga with a 1-0 loss to Real Betis on Friday. The winning goal was scored by Troy Parrott for Betis, who had been struggling to break through Madrid's defense until the 81st minute. Kylian Mbappé, who had two chances blocked earlier in the game, missed a late penalty kick that would have tied the score, and Alvaro Valles of Betis made the save to secure the win. This was Madrid's first loss since Mourinho returned as manager, having won its first three games under him.

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Topics

BARCELONA Betis Madrid Real Betis’ Spain

Subjects

Mbappé PERSON · 8× Valles PERSON · 6× Betis ORG · 2× Madrid GPE · 2× BARCELONA GPE · 1× Jose Mourinho’s PERSON · 1× Kylian Mbappé PERSON · 1× Real Betis’ ORG · 1× Spain GPE · 1× Álvaro Valles’ PERSON · 1×

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Kylian Mbappé stutter-stepped in his runup, aimed for the lower left side of the net — and watched as Real Betis’ goalkeeper leapt to smother his penalty shot.

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🔮 Mbappé looked set to cancel out Troy Parrott’s 81st-minute goal when he stepped to the spot.

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Kylian Mbappé has late penalty saved in Real Madrid loss at Betis · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Kylian Mbappé stutter-stepped in his runup, aimed for the lower left side of the net — and watched as Real Betis’ goalkeeper leapt to smother his penalty shot. asserted

goalkeeper → step → shot

Moments later, the whistle blew at La Cartuja Stadium. asserted

whistle → blow → Stadium

Madrid lost its first match in Jose Mourinho’s return to the bench this season. asserted

Madrid → lose → bench

Álvaro Valles’ save of Mbappé’s injury-time penalty kick secured an unexpected 1-0 win for the host in La Liga on Friday. asserted

save → secure → Friday

Valles capped his outstanding performance, which included a diving swat of an early header by Jude Bellingham among other saves, with his biggest save of the night. asserted

which → cap → night

Mbappé looked set to cancel out Troy Parrott’s 81st-minute goal when he stepped to the spot. asserted

he → look → spot

Vinícius Júnior earned the penalty when he dribbled down the left side of the endline and Betis defender Natan rashly slid into him. asserted

Natan → earn → him

Valles said he had studied Mbappé’s penalties and guessed correctly he would go to his Valles’ right side. asserted

he → say → side

Valles celebrated with a roar — and a little chest bump into a stunned-looking Mbappé. asserted

Valles → celebrate → Mbappé

“We were sure we had it, but of course you also need a bit of luck,” Valles said about predicting Mbappé’s strike. asserted

Valles → have → strike

“He is very good at trying to make you commit early and not showing you where he is aiming. asserted

he → try → you

I was fortunate to stop it.” asserted

I → stop → it

Mbappé has made a strong start to the season, scoring in two of three games, including one hat trick. asserted

Mbappé → make → trick

Besides the penalty miss, he also squandered a double chance in the first half after Vinícius set him up with Valles drawn out of position. asserted

Valles → squander → position

Both of Mbappe’s back-to-back attempts hit a different Betis defender. asserted

Both → hit → defender

Mbappé also had a shot that glanced the goal frame. asserted

that → have → frame

Mbappé led the World Cup in scoring this summer and will get a chance to redeem himself for Madrid when it hosts Inter Milan in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. asserted

it → lead → Tuesday

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