But they still celebrated (a lot) what happened at La Cartuja.

Real Madrid were beating Betis thanks to a goal from Vini Jr. until the very last minute of stoppage time.

Then Bellerín — after a play by the relentless Antony — made it 1-1. And there was plenty of celebration in Andalusia (and in Catalonia).

It was a game with 31 shots — 12 of them on target.

Real took the lead (17') with Vini Jr pouncing on the rebound from Valverde’s effort

Betis’ mission in front of their fans was to find a way past Lunin.

The Ukrainian goalkeeper was making all the difference for Real.

Mbappé, meanwhile, nearly celebrated a brilliant goal.

The narrow lead kept the suspense alive until the end.

Fellow Brazilian Natan, for example, had two great chances.

Real kept failing to "kill off" the game.

Betis did not give up. They ended up with Antony, Ezzalzouli, Lo Celso, Cucho Hernández, Isco and Ezzalzouli all on the pitch together in the closing stages.

And the Andalusian side’s persistence would be rewarded.

Antony called for it, got the ball on the right, and his move was finished off by Bellerín in the 94th minute.

Betis moved up to 50 points. They remain fifth and still dream of a place in the Champions League league phase. Atlético, in poor form, have 57.

Rivals Barcelona lead with 82 and will visit Getafe (6th) this Saturday (25).

They could open up an 11-point gap with only 15 more points left to play for afterward for both sides.

The remaining opponents for each title contender are:

Barcelona: Getafe (A), Osasuna (A), Real (H), Alavés (A), Betis (H) and Valencia (A)

Real: Espanyol (A), Barcelona (A), Real Oviedo (H), Sevilla (A) and Bilbao (H)