Real Betis edge Valencia on penalties to win Copa del Rey
Real Betis ended their 17-year wait for a major trophy on Saturday after beating Valencia 5-4 on penalties in the Copa del Rey final in Seville.
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Real Betis beat Valencia on penalties to win Copa del Rey
SEVILLE, Spain: Real Betis won the Spanish Copa del Rey on Saturday, beating Valencia 5-4 on penalties in Seville after a thrilling final finished 1-1 after extra time. Valencia’s Yunus Musah blazed over in the shoot-out, allowing Juan Miranda the chance to score the winning penalty at La Cartuja as Betis claimed the fourth major trophy in the club’s 115-year history. Borja Iglesias had headed Betis in front but Hugo Duro equalized for Valencia before half-time and neither side could find a winner, either in the second period or extra time.
Real Betis hold nerve to beat Valencia on penalties in Copa del Rey final
SEVILLE : Real Betis held their nerve to win a penalty shootout 5-4 and edge out Valencia in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday after a thrilling contest had ended 1-1 following extra time at a packed La Cartuja stadium.
Karim Benzema breaks unwanted record with two missed penalties in Real Madrid win
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema set an unwanted record on Wednesday night as he missed two penalties in his side's win over Osasuna.
Real Madrid inch toward La Liga title despite two missed Karim Benzema penalties
Real Madrid moved closer to the La Liga title as they beat Osasuna 3-1, despite Karim Benzema missing two penalties.
Karim Benzema misses two penalties in Real Madrid's win over Osasuna
Karim Benzema missed two penalties in seven minutes on Wednesday but Real Madrid still had enough to defeat Osasuna 3-1 as they continued their march towards the La Liga title. Benzema was looking for his 45th goal of the season but was twice denied by Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who both times dived to his right and both times made the save with Madrid leading 2-1 at El Sadar. But Osasuna were unable to find an equaliser in the second half and Madrid added a third in injury-time, Vinicius Junior teeing up Lucas Vazquez for an easy finish. David Alaba's opener had earlier been cancelled out by Osasuna's Ante Budimir, before Marco Asensio restored Madrid's advantage on the stroke of half-time. Carlo Ancelotti was unconcerned by Benzema's misses from the spot.
Euro wrap: Benzema misses two penalties but Real march on
Real Madrid moved closer to the La Liga title as they beat Osasuna 3-1, despite Karim Benzema missing two penalties.