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An explanation for the controversial decision not to afford Real Madrid<\/a> a 2nd penalty opportunity in the closing moments of their meeting with Real Betis<\/a> on Friday has come to the fore online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For those who may have missed it, one of the first major dramas of the new La Liga<\/a> season took place at La Cartuja a short time ago. After Real Madrid found themselves in a one-goal hole in injury-time at Real Betis, Los Blancos were afforded the chance to level things up from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> stepped up to take responsibility from 12 yards, but saw his weak effort comfortably kept out by \u00c1lvaro Valles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n From here, Manuel Pellegrini\u2019s hosts scrambled the ball clear, to ultimately condemn their star-studded opponents to a first defeat of the term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Real Madrid, though, have since been left fuming. Ensuing replays of Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s penalty appeared to showcase Marc Bartra<\/a> \u2013 who ultimately cleared the ball on the rebound \u2013 well inside the area upon the spot-kick being struck:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Upon the incident being cleared, and no retake being awarded, Jos\u00e9\u00a0Mourinho\u2019s troops were in turn left flabbergasted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As alluded to above, though, in the time since, an insight into precisely why a retake was not forthcoming has arrived online. Marc Bartra\u2019s foot was not actually touching the ground upon Mbapp\u00e9 striking the ball towards the Real Betis net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n