Real Betis 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Alvaro Morata loses and does not mark his debut

Sergio Cbades starts the title hopes of Atletico Madrid while Alvaro Morata loses and fails in his debut.

Cbades buried a penalty in the middle of the second period, just minutes after Morata should have been penalized.

The Chelsea goalkeeper was shot down by Zouhair Freddal, but the referee signaled to the protesters and chose not to use a VAR.

Jan Oblak made the right choice, but Sergio Cbades's shot was too powerful for the keeper

Sergio Cbades starts the title hopes for Atletico while Alvaro Morata failed to score in his debut

The Diego Simeone team missed the opportunity to score three points behind Barcelona.

Central rear Freddal was denied by Jan Oblak in a first quarter saved by an excellent rescue.

Moments later, Morata had a chance on the edge of the area but he caught his shot and Pau Lopez saved him easily.

Antoine Griezmann should have given the advantage to Diego Simeone's team just after the interval, but he pulled his shot away, although he is several kilometers from the penalty area .

Morata should have been penalized when Freddal dropped him in the box just before the hour but the referee dismissed the protest and did not use VAR.

Sergio Cbades has pioneered a path through the defense of Atletico, but his tamed efforts have been comfortably saved by Oblak.

Cbades buried a penalty in the middle of the second half to give the victory to his team

Morata had another half-chance off the volley, but he cut through the ambitious strike on the crossbar.

Betis was then seen inflicting a penalty as a substitute, Filipe Luis handled the ball into the box.

Oblak did the right thing, but the Cbades strike was too powerful for the Slovenian international.

Visitors responded to the call while the Griezmann talisman was about to score a fantastic goal, but his efforts crushed the woodwork.

Atletico could not find equalization and will be disappointed not to reduce the gap at the top.