Feb 18, 2018 at 7.45pm UK at ​Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla)
Attendance: 53,486
Real Betis
3-5
Real Madrid
Mandi (33'), Nacho (37' og.), Leon (85')
Barragan (44'), Firpo (49'), Moron (61')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Asensio (11', 59'), Ramos (50'), Ronaldo (65'), Benzema (90')
Carvajal (5'), Kovacic (46'), Ramos (55'), Bale (57'), Casemiro (81')

Zinedine Zidane "very happy" with Real Madrid second-half display at Real Betis

Zidane
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Zinedine Zidane is "very happy" with Real Madrid's "spectacular" second-half performance in their 5-3 win at Real Betis on Sunday night.

Zinedine Zidane has hailed Real Madrid's "spectacular" second-half performance in their 5-3 win at Real Betis on Sunday night.

Los Blancos were 2-1 down at the break but rallied round with four goals after the restart to secure victory in a thrilling encounter between two attacking sides.

Zidane praised his players for showing "character" despite being behind at half time and paid tribute to Asensio and Lucas Vazquez for their performances.

"I am very happy. It's a very difficult pitch and a very good opponent. The result is very good," Zidane is quoted by AS as saying.

"We started well, but then we backed off. And when we back off, we are not at ease. In the second half, we did well, pressing high and running.

"With the quality that we have up front we will cause problems for any opponent. In the opponent's half, we are better. The second half was spectacular. You have to give credit to the games played by Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez.

"We came back, which supposes that we have character and that we change games. We are together and when we do things together, it shows. And like that, it's difficult for our rivals. That's what happened in the second half."

Real, who now sit 17 points behind Barcelona in the table, return to action on Wednesday night with a La Liga trip to Leganes, the side that knocked them out of the Copa del Rey in January.

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona24195062115162
2Atletico MadridAtletico2416713692755
3Real Madrid24146458273148
4Valencia24144647281946
5Sevilla2412393135-439
6Villarreal2411583529638
7EibarEibar2410593236-435
8GironaGirona249783430434
9Getafe248972921833
10Real Betis24103114150-933
11Celta Vigo2495104137432
12Real Sociedad2485114645129
13Leganes2485112128-729
14Athletic Bilbao2461082427-328
15AlavesAlaves2491142233-1128
16Espanyol2561092232-1028
17Levante24311102138-1720
18Deportivo La CorunaDeportivo2546152453-2918
19Las PalmasLas Palmas2453161852-3418
20Malaga2434171538-2313
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