Ever since September 1st, Cadiz has failed to win in 20 league games. Cadiz was still third from the bottom in the league. Real Sociedad and Valencia trailed Betis to sixth place. Isco, Betis' leading scorer, had been sidelined for many weeks due to a thigh injury, but his absence was hardly felt as the visiting team seized the lead after just five minutes. Willian José initially swiped home Cardoso's cut back after he won the ball on the right side.
Pablo Fornals curled a fantastic left-foot goal beyond Jeremias Ledesma's outstretched hand to make it 2-0 less than a minute into the second half. With his assist, Cardoso finished off another strong showing after joining from Brazilian club Internacional in January. Real Madrid leads Girona by two points at the top of La Liga. At the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, they will face.