{
  "id": 5730019,
  "title": "Real Betis stun Real Madrid as PSG suffer home defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/real-betis-stun-real-madrid-as-psg-suffer-home-defeat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/real-betis-stun-real-madrid-as-psg-suffer-home-defeat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid suffered their first loss of the Spanish La Liga season, falling 1-0 to Real Betis in a dramatic, late-night encounter. The home team, led by Jose Mourinho, squandered several opportunities and failed to capitalize on their winning start to the season. Real Madrid's star players Vinicius Jr. and Kylian Mbappe were inefficient in front of goal, with Mbappe notably missing a penalty in stoppage time as the match concluded without a second goal. Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles made five crucial saves to thwart Los Merengues, while Jude Bellingham's header was saved, and Dean Hujsen saw another header hit the crossbar. Substitute Troy Parrott emerged as the unlikely hero, capitalizing on a defensive error to fire a decisive goal in the 81st minute, sealing Real Betis' win. Real Madrid had previously scored three minutes earlier, but Carlos Espi's goal was disallowed for offside. The loss extended Real Madrid's winless streak against Real Betis to four matches. In France, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were defeated 2-1 at their home stadium by AS Monaco, who scored twice in the second half to secure a remarkable comeback. Marquinhos opened the scoring for PSG, but Nazinho equalized for Monaco in the 58th minute, with Stanis Idumbo's goal in the 72nd minute sealing the victory. The defeat marked consecutive home losses for PSG, breaking their winning start to the season and extending their winless streak at their home ground.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the Spanish La Liga season after losing 1-0 to Real Betis on Friday night. Jose Mourinho’s side conceded an 81st-minute goal from Troy Parrott as Real Betis secured a smash-and-grab victory over the star-studded capital club, who wasted several chances and failed to maintain their winning start to […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "LaLiga: ‘They controlled everything’ – Mourinho hails two Real Madrid players after Betis defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/laliga-they-controlled-everything-mourinho-hails-two-real-madrid",
        "published": "2026-09-05T06:12:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}