In just four days after the heroic 6-1 Champions League Barca last 16 win over Paris St Germain that put the French side out, the Catalans were knocked off their perch at home by Deportivo lost in the league for the first time since October.
Depor defender Alex Bergantinos headed winner in the afternoon after Luis Suarez had canceled out a strike Joselu the first half.
Real revenge after a calamitous own goal from keeper Keylor Vas gave Betis the lead 25 minutes, after Costa Rica escaped a red card. Cristiano Ronaldo pulled the hosts level in the 41st with a diving header.
Betis had defender Cristiano Piccini sent off for a second booking 78th and three minutes later Ramos nodded in his 10th goal in all competitions this season, adding his header in the 3-1 win at Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Real lead the standings on 62 points, Barca are second (60) and Sevilla third on 57 after a 1-1 draw at home to Leganes on Saturday. Real have a game into the hands of their rivals.
Betis were incensed when the judge Antonio Mateu Lahoz waved play after winger Darko Brasanac slipped through the line Real's defense to hurtle to reach the goal and knocked on the development of Sivas, who was sent off.
I seemed, though the cause of goalkeeper jersey because he is familiar with the incident, and a couple minutes later allowed tame shot from Antonio Sanabria through his hands and knocked the ball over the line with his glove, covering his face to hide his embarrassment.
Betis were denied a penalty later part where Sanabria knocked over Dani Carvajal and a few minutes later Ronaldo pounced on poor defending from the visitors to equalize.
Ramos completed the improvement by hopping on his way to the corner of Toni Kroos and Vas made amends for his earlier error by keeping close range header from Sanabria.
"This is a very complex field where the demands are infinite and when players make mistakes they are in need of support. Keylor free at the end and I am happy he has recovered from their goal," Ramos told reporters.
"It was a great unknown, we did some things well but Betis defended well and scored with few opportunities they had to put up against it, but it is important to win today to go to the top."
Barca shocked
The former Real Madrid youth trainee Deportivo's Joselu gave them a deserved lead 40 against Barca minute after a mistake from visiting keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, although Suarez restored parity in the 46th with a powerful effort drilled.
Bergantinos defender headed Deportivo back in front after 74 minutes Barca, who were without Neymar through a thigh injury and missed a clear impetus to the Brazilian creative, failed to recover the second time.
Suarez was denied brilliant save from goalkeeper German Lux as Barcelona suffered their first defeat since they were beaten 4-3 at Celta Vigo, and in Galicia, on October 2. The win moved Depor eight points clear drop zone.
"We let them into the game for too long in the first half and this is what football is like, when you give a team an advantage all the time to strike," Suarez told reporters.
"The PSG Chile did not cost us today, we've had enough days to recover. Deportivo are fighting relegation and we knew it would be difficult here but we will not stop La Liga."
Elsewhere, Villarreal moved above Real Sociedad fifth on goal difference with a 1-0 win at Celta Vigo, capitalizing on a 2-0 home loss Sociedad's Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby.
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