Real Madrid left it late to defeat Real Betis 2-1 on Sunday evening, sending them up to fourth in the La Liga table in the process.
Los Blancos started the game brightly and took just 13 minutes to open the scoring. Luka Modric scored his first La Liga goal of the season with a vicious strike into the top corner when the ball rebounded into his path after Daniel Carvajal's initial effort was blocked.
Real Betis responded well to going behind and went on to dictate possession for the remainder of the half, but Madrid defended resolutely and created plenty of decent looking opportunities on the counter-attack.