Counter by Atlético but the last pass for Diego Costa was not precise enough.

Atlético head coach Simeone is animating the home fans. It's still a very close game.

Three minutes are added to the match.

Diego Costa receives the ball inside the Betis area and Amaya is there with a sliding tackle. He touched the ball first but he also crashed heavily into the Atlético striker. Could have been a penalty shot, too.

Raúl García wins another free kick for the hosts on the right wing. Gets them another minute off the clock.

Betis can't find a way to get past the Atlético defense and what are they doing? They pass the ball back to their goalkeeper and have to start allover again.

The time is running out for Betis. Only a lucky punch could save them now.

Cross from the left side and Molina commits an offensive foul in the Atlético area.

Betis defender Perquis with a dribbling at the Atlético area but after leaving two opponent behind he was stopped.

Koke with the corner from the left side but the play is stopped due to an offensive foul.

The players are actually playing football again. Betis have a lot of work in front of them if they want the comeback.

Diego Costa with a shot from the right wing into the arms of Adrián.

Arda Turan with a lob to Diego Costa who could have tried it with a shot himself but he gave the pass to Koke whose shot went 10 metres high...

Nacho from a central shooting position, directly into the arms of Courtois.

Atlético try it with a lot of crosses but they barely can surprise Betis with this.

Today the hosts lack precision in their corners. Again they almost ran into a counter...

Juanfran with the cross from the right outside lane, Rubén Pérez clears for another Atlético corner.

After a misdirected pass Betis have the chance for a counter but a long crossfield pass ends with the ball being outside of the pitch.

Gabi with a hard foul from the side against Nacho in the midfield. He stopped the attack with a tactical foul but didn't get a card for it.

The corner was relatively harmless and Adrián had no problems to get the ball away.

Rubén Pérez jumps into a cross-pass at the own six-yard box and clears at cost of an Atlético corner.

Arda Turan lost the ball on the left outside lane and Betis cleared the situation with nice short passing play.

Pabón with a shot from a central position but it goes wide.

Hard foul from the side against Arda Turan but no card.

Betis only with a one man wall but the free kick cross was cleared by a defender at the near post.

Juanfran wins a free kick on the right wing. Dangerous position for Atlético.

The game has really calmed down in the last minutes. Both teams seem happy with a half time draw.

Campbell with the cross for Rubén Castro but a defender heads the ball out of the area.

Juanfran with a cross-pass from the right wing, cleared by Chica at cost of a corner. In the following situation Mario Suárez with a shot from the second row that goes half a metre wide.

Betis goalkeeper Adrián with one fist and the ball comes to Campbell who has the chance for a counter but against two he has no chance.

Atlético's Adrián wins the next corner for his team.

Lob towards the Betis area, Koke with the header towards Falcao but he fouled the defender.

Mario Suárez receives the ball in front of the Betis area but in the duel with Rubén Pérez he used both his hands and touched his opponent in the face - free kick for Betis.

Arda Turan received a long ball close to the goal line, made a good dribbling but his pass intended for Falcao was intercepted.

Betis with a free kick from the half field, immediately cleared.

The game gets a bit harder now. Both teams fight for every metre in the midfield.

Turan looks for a passing possibility, finds none and tries it himself with a shot from 20 metres that is blocked.

Perquis with the foul against Falcao in the midfield. The French defender pushed his opponent from behind.

Counter attack for Atlético but the last cross-pass was intercepted.

Perquis with the header at the far post after this corner but into the arms of Courtois.

Miranda clears the ball at the Atlético six-yard box at cost of a corner.

Again Rubén Castro but he is stopped by two defenders at the border of the Atlético area.

Rubén Castro with a cross or shot for Betis? The ball goes 30 metres wide...

Arda Turan claimed to be fouled but the play continued and the ball came back to him. His following cross from the left wing then was cleared by a defender.

The guests are able to free themselves a bit from the early pressure.

Betis with their first good attack but Rubén Castro was stopped in the duel with two defenders.

Second corner kick for Betis, this time from the right side but the cross was stopped by a defender.

Koke with the direct free kick, half a metre over the crossbar.

Pass to Falcao who waited at the Betis area. He went past Perquis but the defender held his jersey and stopped him like that.

Betis with a short corner kick but they lose the ball immediately...

Atlético with the next attack but after a foul by Arda Turan against Cañas this one is over.

The corner from the right side came dangerous but the following header by Koke was easily caught by Adrián.

Starting lineups:

Atlético Madrid: Courtois - Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Cisma - M. Suárez, Gabi - Adrián, Koke, A. Turan - Falcao

Real Betis: Adrián - Nacho, Amaya, Perquis, Chica - Cañas, R. Pérez, Beñat - Campbell, Pabón, R. Castro

Referees: Undiano Mallenco

Atlético Madrid are the surprise team of this year's Primera División season. They are second in the league table with 47 points in 21 games, four points ahead of their city neighbours and archrivals Real Madrid. Today's guests Real Betis are not much less of a surprise as they are 5th with 35 points and could end the season on a European spot.

For Atlético recently away games have not been that successful with only one point in their last four appearances, including an 0-3 loss in their last league match against Athletic Bilbao, but at home they are a real power. In their own Vicente Calderón Stadium they have won all (!!!) matches this season in all competitions so far. In their last six home matches in Primera División they even stayed without a single goal against. Betis had a few problems in the last two weeks when they played at home against Athletic Bilbao (1-1) and away against Rayo Vallecano (0-3).

Both teams have met already three times this season. In the league Atlético grabbed a 4-2 away win while in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals they earned a 1-1 draw in Sevilla before throwing them out of the competition with a 2-0 home win.

A close game can be expected this evening. Everything but another Atlético win at home still would be a real surprise, as they can let Real Madrid eight points behind themselves after the team of José Mourinho lost in Granada (0-1) yesterday.

Welcome. Game starts at 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET.