Antony stunner lifts Betis past Atletico Madrid
Real Betis bounced back from its midweek Copa del Rey demolition by Atletico Madrid with a narrow 1-0 LaLiga victory over Diego Simeone's side.
Just three days after suffering an embarrassing 5-0 home defeat to Atleti that ended its cup run at the quarter-final stage, Betis held on to clinch its first-ever win at the Estadio Metropolitano.
Jose Maria Gimenez drew a good save from Alvaro Valles early on, while Ademola Lookman fired wide minutes later as Atleti looked to replicate their stellar midweek display.
But it was Betis which took the lead in the 28th minute, courtesy of a stunning long-range strike from Antony. The Brazilian cut past Mateo Ruggeri with ease before curling a superb effort past Jan Oblak at the near post.
Atleti pushed hard for a leveller as Alexander Sorloth was twice denied by good saves from Valles, both off deliveries from Antoine Griezmann.
The host thought it was handed a lifeline in the 74th minute as Diego Llorente turned into his own net after pressure from Griezmann in the box, but the goal was chalked off for an offside against the Frenchman after a VAR review as Betis saw out the closing stages.
