Overview
- Real Betis host Real Madrid on Friday evening in Seville in a LaLiga match that shapes the title race for Madrid and the European chase for Betis.
- Real Madrid said Eder Militao and Arda Guler will miss the rest of the season with thigh injuries, tightening selection options for the run‑in.
- Madrid’s 2-1 win over Alavés on Tuesday ended a five‑game slump that included a Champions League exit to Bayern Munich and kept faint title hopes alive.
- Betis snapped an eight‑game league drought with a 3-2 comeback at Girona and hold a five‑point cushion in the European places with six matches left, raising the stakes for home supporters.
- Outlets disagree on the venue, with Al Jazeera listing Estadio La Cartuja and talkSPORT citing Estadio Benito Villamarín, while Al Jazeera notes this is the 143rd meeting, with Madrid historically dominant.