Real Madrid matchwinner Dani Ceballos accepted he did not expect to be whistled on his return to Real Betis.
Ceballos came off the bench with the game in the balance, Sergio Canales having cancelled out an early Luka Modric strike.
But the midfielder was whistled by sections of the Betis crowd before he stepped up to score the winner in the 88th minute.
Ceballos had never taken a free-kick for Madrid before but beat Pau Lopez to earn Santiago Solari's side a crucial three points.
The former Betis star, though, said it was a strange feeling to not be welcomed back to his home ground.