Honestly with the type of midfielder that real Madrid lined up today I am not surprised that they lost. Yes it understandable that they coach is also trying to have a solid team for their match against Athletico Madrid in the mid week but going by how solid Real betis has been lately I will say that they underrated then too much and they paid fge costly price.
The league is still very opened and with inconsistency here and there between the top three team, the league is very open for anyone.
Yes, in this match Real Madrid did not field their mainstay midfielder, namely Bellingham's. But in my personal opinion, even though Bellingham's was fielded by Real Madrid in this match, I don't think the result will be much different in this match. Because basically the midfielder that Real Madrid fielded in this match, you could say wasn't bad either. Apart from that, Real Madrid's front line is also filled with main players, namely Vinicius, Mbappe and Rodrygo. So, in my personal opinion, Real Madrid didn't deserve to lose in this match. Because the squad that Real Madrid fielded in this match, almost all of them were main players. But it turns out Betis really kept Real Madrid from moving in this match.
Apart from that, with this defeat, Real Madrid's position has currently dropped to 3rd place in Laliga. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid rose to first place in Laliga. So with this, I think the competition in the top Laliga standings will indeed be very tight this season. But even so, I don't think Atletico Madrid will stay at the top for long. because tonight Barcelona will compete with Sociedad and it is very likely that Barcelona can win this match. And if Barcelona can win over Sociedad and take over the top position again, this will make Barcelona have a 3 point difference with rivals Real Madrid. So with this, the tight competition at the top seems to be contested by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.