📷 Isco shows incredible vision to provide Real Betis' UECL opener
Real Betis made a perfect start in the 2025 Conference League final, taking just nine minutes to open the scoring.
The LaLiga outfit took the lead through Abde Ezzalzouli's thunderous finish into the bottom corner, but the assist from Isco was on another level.
Surrounded by two Chelsea players on the edge of a crowded penalty area, Isco somehow managed to thread a perfectly weighted pass to his left, leading to the match opener.
ISCO ASSISTS ABDE TO OPEN THE SCORING FOR BETIS IN THE CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINAL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jW9rwVlXTF
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 28, 2025
The former Real Madrid playmaker now has eight goal contributions in his last 10 appearances in all competitions.
It's no wonder he's been recalled to the Spanish national team after a six-year absence!
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