Isco double as Betis thrash Osasuna 5-2 and climb above Real to third

📰 Isco's double sent Real Betis past Osasuna 5-2 and above Real Madrid into third. 📌 Key points ⚽ Betis beat Osasuna 5-2 at home at La Cartuja. 🎯 Isco scored twice: a penalty opener and a 67th-minute strike. 😰 Betis let a 3-0 lead slip to 3-2 in the space of five minutes. 📈 They are third on 19 points, five behind leaders Barcelona. 🗓️ Porto (Champions League) on 14 October, then Barcelona (league) on 17 October. 📝 What happened 🎯 Isco converted a 10th-minute penalty after Osasuna's Unai Santos handled. On 31 minutes Abde Ezzalzouli finished a fast counter from Cucho Hernández's pass to make it 2-0. 😰 A scramble just after half-time made it 3-0 on 48 minutes, but Osasuna hit back. Ante Budimir scored on 51 minutes and Raúl García on 56 to make it 3-2. 🔥 Isco broke the momentum. His 67th-minute shot went in off the crossbar for 4-2, and substitute José Morante added a fifth in the 96th minute from Héctor Bellerín's pass. 📈 Manuel Pellegrini's side have won three of their last four league games, pushing Real Madrid – 1-0 winners over Villarreal the day before – down to fourth. 📊 By the numbers • Score: Betis 5-2 Osasuna • Shots: Betis 20 (7 on target) vs Osasuna 11 (5 on target) • Betis: 19 points, third (five behind Barcelona) • Osasuna: 8 points, 15th 🔭 Why it matters The real test starts now. Betis host Porto in the Champions League at La Cartuja on 14 October, then welcome leaders Barcelona – eight wins from eight – three days later on 17 October. The five-minute wobble at 3-0 is a lesson to take into both games.