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Real Madrid's title hopes took a hit on Sunday as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Betis in LaLiga, leaving them nine points behind Barcelona. Despite the setback, manager Carlo Ancelotti expressed his confusion at Madrid's "strange" goal drought, noting that they had scored five goals at Anfield in the Champions League round-of-16. Ancelotti also defended Madrid's squad planning, after leaving three forwards on the bench as unused substitutes in Seville.