Betis stumble in Dortmund as Fabio Silva stars

Real Betis lost their first match of this Champions League campaign, going down in Dortmund to a side inspired by Fabio Silva, according to the Spanish outlet AS.

Silva scored one goal and set up another, which AS said dismantled Manuel Pellegrini's plan. The report states that Pellegrini chose to leave Isco out of the starting lineup, and that this alternative approach did not work.

Ayoze Ruibal kept Betis's hopes alive by scoring an equaliser that AS described as provisional, and the report adds that Abde remained a constant threat. Those contributions were not enough to prevent the defeat.

AS framed the result as ending Betis's perfect record in Europe this season, with the Andalusian side paying for what the outlet called a half-formed performance. The report does not give the final score or identify the scorers of the other goals.