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Los Merengues title bid dented again after home draw with Real Betis

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Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Real Betis - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - April 24, 2021. Real Betis' Claudio Bravo in action. [REUTERS/Juan Medina]

A sloppy Real Madrid were held 0-0 at home to Real Betis on Saturday in a further blow to their hopes of retaining the La Liga title.

Still depleted by a spate of injuries and stifled by a downpour and a soaking pitch, Madrid rarely got going and had few goalscoring opportunities, while Betis kept them on their toes but also failed to carve out clear-cut opportunities.

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