La Liga:
\nReal Betis 1
\nReal Sociedad 0<\/p>\n
REAL BETIS KICKED off their Spanish La Liga campaign with a 1-0 victory over last season\u2019s Copa del Rey winners Real Sociedad on Friday.<\/p>\n
The game came too soon for Irish international Troy Parrott, who officially signed for the club<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n But the 24-year-old Dubliner, who signed in a reported \u20ac20 million deal from AZ Alkmaar, was in the stands to watch his new teammates secure the win and make a promising start to the new campaign following last season\u2019s fifth-place finish.<\/p>\n Rodrigo Riquelme\u2019s tidy volley from Cucho Hernandez\u2019s cross to the back post after 63 minutes secured all three points for Manuel Pellegrini\u2019s side from a tight and even game.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho starts his second reign as Real Madrid coach at Espanyol, after Los Blancos went back-to-back seasons without winning a major trophy.<\/p>\n Hansi Flick\u2019s Spanish champions Barcelona visit Elche on Sunday in their first game of the season.<\/p>\n A new signing in the stands \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n Troy Parrott is watching Real Betis in action tonight after signing for the club yesterday \ud83d\udc9a pic.twitter.com\/9Jpq9CQzeD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Premier Sports Ireland (@PremSportsIRL) August 21, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy<\/p>\n Written by AFP and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won\u2019t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women\u2019s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n