Dani Carvajal’s second-half volley seals second win of the season for Real Madrid.

Staff Reporter.

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Real Madrid secured a narrow win at Real Betis as they wait on the outcome of their ongoing efforts to sign Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe.

They were heading for a goalless draw when right-back Dani Carvajal volleyed Karim Benzema’s cross into the net.

Benzema wasted a good chance when he fired wide with the game goalless, while Carvajal had an attempt tipped over the bar before scoring.

Betis went close through Nabil Fekir’s free-kick.

“The goal meant a lot to me as I’ve had a long difficult time on a personal level. I’ve spent so long working hard behind the scenes to get fit again and hopefully this year will be different,” Carvajal said.

“We’d been scoring a lot of goals in the last two games but conceded a lot too so it was important to give a balanced performance before the international break,” added Carvajal.

“We began the game really well then struggled to play together. We showed more intensity after the break and tried to push them higher up the pitch.”

Real are top of La Liga after three games, level on seven points with Sevilla, Valencia and Mallorca,while Betis have two points and remain without a win.

They have lost 300m euros in revenue because of Covid-19 and have only signed defender David Alaba on a free transfer from Bayern Munich this summer.

However, Real are keen to strengthen their attacking options by signing France World Cup winner Mbappe, 22, before next week’s transfer deadline.

PSG sporting director Leonardo said the club would “not hold Mbappe back” but considered Real’s £137m bid to be “not sufficient”.

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