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.
Actually, Real Madrid has been playing well in the early minutes, I don't know why there is to change after the first half is going to end. It seems like Ancelotti has saved his strategy. This is something he often does when going to play in the Champions League next week. Bellingham doesn't play because of accumulated cards sanction, so when we look how effective Brahim Diaz on early minutes, we have no doubt that Real Madrid can win the match, because Brahim capable to replace the role of Bellingham. But, there were changes after that, I think Pelligrini already know what Anceloti strategy implemented, so that it can equalize the score on minutes 30. And of course this result make them more harder to shift Barcelona and Atletico. I think they can't get la liga throphy for this session.
It seems that the fans do not understand what Real Madrid is actually planning. If Real Madrid keep dropping points in these easy matches on a regular basis, they will fall far out of contention for the La Liga title just as they will perform very poorly in the Champions League.
They have an important fixture in the Champions League next week when they take on Atletico Madrid in the first leg. Atlético Madrid is doing great this season so if Real Madrid can't perform better than Atlético Madrid in the Champions League first leg match then Real Madrid can lose against Atlético Madrid. If a team falls behind in the first leg, it is difficult to come back from behind in the second leg. Real Madrid need to quickly focus on their performance and by no means lose points in the upcoming matches.