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Real Madrid Draws 1-1, Coach Under Pressure, Revenue Beats Forecasts

4/27/2026

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Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Real Betis on Friday, its sole win in six games.
Bayern Munich’s quarter-final loss ended Madrid’s European run and left them 11 points behind Barcelona.
Coach Alvaro Arbeloa, who replaced Xabi Alonso in January, faces pressure and is expected to leave this summer.
The club’s stadium revenues beat forecasts while it kept up payments on the 2022 €360 million Sixth Street deal despite concert-noise legal issues.

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Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Real Betis on Friday, its sole win in six games.
Bayern Munich’s quarter-final loss ended Madrid’s European run and left them 11 points behind Barcelona.
Coach Alvaro Arbeloa, who replaced Xabi Alonso in January, faces pressure and is expected to leave this summer.
The club’s stadium revenues beat forecasts while it kept up payments on the 2022 €360 million Sixth Street deal despite concert-noise legal issues.