Nelson scored a dramatic late winner as Real Betis beat the ten men of Athletic Bilbao 2-1 this evening.

Ruben Castro broke the deadlock in the tenth minute as the forward reacted first to a loose ball to finish brilliantly past the despairing Gorka Iraizoz.

However, Betis's lead only lasted 13 minutes as they struggled to build on the early goal.

Susaeta delivered a dangerous ball into the box and Javi Martinez rose well to head an equaliser for the visitors.

Both teams wasted chances to take the lead in the closing stages of the first half, with Perez and Molina both missing the target for either side.

The game's main talking point came in the 64th minute as Martinez was given a second booking for raising his hands while challenging Jonathan.

Betis continued to put pressure on Bilbao as they searched for a winner and Benat went close as his deflected shot was saved well by Iraizoz.

In the 91st minute Betis found a dramatic winner as full-back Nelson struck a superb volley to take the points for his side.