Troy Parrott delivered a moment to remember on his return to Spain’s capital rivalry, netting the only goal as Real Betis edged out Real Madrid at the Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla on Friday night.

The Irish forward, introduced as a second-half substitute in the 68th minute, needed just minutes to make his mark.

After goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could only push away a header from Nelson Deossa, Parrott reacted quickest to tap home the rebound, securing his first goal for the Andalusian club since arriving from AZ Alkmaar for a reported £17.1 million.

Madrid pushed for an equaliser and briefly thought they had found one when Carlos Espi turned home an overhead effort from a Vinicius Jr cross, but the video assistant referee ruled it out for offside.

The visitors were handed a lifeline deep into stoppage time when Vinicius was fouled in the box, but Kylian Mbappe’s spot kick was kept out by Betis goalkeeper Alvaro Valles, sealing the win in front of over 66,000 fans.

The defeat brought an end to Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten start in his second stint as Real Madrid boss, having won his opening three games back in charge.

Parrott’s route to this moment has taken in loan spells across the English lower divisions and a breakout stretch in the Netherlands, plus a standout run for the Republic of Ireland that helped push them into World Cup play-off contention.

Friday’s winner marked a significant early highlight in his new chapter at Betis under Manuel Pellegrini.