After overcoming Real Betis 2-1 in La Liga on Monday, Mallorca triumphed in Andalusia for the first time in eleven years. Similar to the Alaves vs. Sevilla game on Friday night, a few home supporters objected to the start of the game because they believed it would start at an inconvenient hour.
Football has always been played on weekends and throughout the workweek, but in order to accommodate growing TV viewership and deal with an overabundance of fixtures, an increasing number of games have been added on Friday and Monday evenings. In Betis' 2-1 victory over Getafe the previous week, Giovani Lo Celso netted both of the team's goals. Seven minutes in, he struck a brilliant drive from 25 meters out. A minute later, Dani Rodríguez equalized with a composed finish, although Cyle Larin, the Canadian striker, deserves most of the credit for setting him up with his excellent control and deft reverse ball.