The Real Madrid he could not rest on his laurels in the classic against Barcelona and had to travel to Alicante to face them Come onin a visit in which he showed why he is the best team of the moment: won 3-0, with great performances from Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Rodrigo.
A big difference could be predicted between Real Madrid, now the leader of La Liga with 28 points out of a possible 30and Elche, which is last with just three units in 10 days.
3-0 ended up showing that, too there were three goals disallowed against Real Madrid for offside following a VAR requestalthough it’s true that Jorge Almiron’s Elche also troubled the Merengues defense on occasions in which Andriy Lunin, in place of Courtois, did a good job.
How did Real Madrid Vs. Elche? Final score
| Equipment | 1Q | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come on | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Madrid | 1 | two | 3 |
Objectives:
- RMA – F. Valverde – Min. 11.
- RMA – K. Benzema – Min. 75.
- RMA – M. Asensio – Min. 89.
Real Madrid vs. Come, live
Game is over: Real Madrid beat Elche 3-0 in Alicante.
Minute 90 +1. Antonio Rudiger has warned Real Madrid.
90 minutes: Four minutes added.
Minute 89: Real Madrid’s goal! Marco Asensio made it 3-0, in a game that started with a perfect pass from Xwameny to Rodrigo, who ended up assisting the Spaniard inside the box.
Asensio gets on the scoreboard. Great pass from Tchouaméni, assist from Rodrygo and goal from Marcos for the final 3-0 vs. Come on.
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Minute 88: Nacho and Lucas Vázquez replaced Alaba and Dani Carvajal at Real Madrid.
Minute 87: Ponce finished very close to Lunin, but his shot went high.
Minute 84: Valverde’s cross came close, but Badia was able to stop the Uruguayan’s shot, which was assisted by Asensio.
Minute 79: Eduardo Camavinga and Marco Asensio replaced Toni Kroos and Vinicius at Real Madrid and Ezequiel Ponce and Domingos Quina replaced Lucas Boyé and Tete Morente at Elche.
75th minute: Real Madrid’s goal! Karim Benzema made it 2-0, which VAR will not be able to overturn. He found Rodrigo inside the area, the Brazilian returned the ball with a cross and the Frenchman headed against the post.
THE GOLDEN CAT! Benzema, after two disallowed goals, converted the 2-0 against. come in #LaLigaxESPN.
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Minute 71: Gubau warns Elche.
70th minute: Elche warned again that they can reach the draw. Great drive from Palacios who curled a cross to the far post where Clerc headed but Lunin cleared the ball for a corner.
Minute 67: Sumptuous play from Benzema with Kroos culminating in the Frenchman’s cross for Rodrigo, who couldn’t power his header a few yards from goal.
minute 61: Gumbau and Josan replaced Fernández Mercau and Raúl Guti at Elche, while Tchouameni replaced Luka Modric at Real Madrid.
60th minute: Another goal disallowed for offside by Real Madrid: Carvajal took the lead after putting Benzema in the center for 2-0.
WHAT BAD LUCK, KARIM! Benzema had the second goal disallowed against him. Elche for another offside.
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55th minute: The hot glow of Real Madrid’s return to the dressing room seems to have worn off as they now slowed the game down a bit through possession.
Minute 49: Real Madrid hit back, with a shot from Benzema well saved by Edgar Badia. The game maintains the pace it showed in the first half.
Minute 47: Now there’s a corner for Elche, who continue to trouble Real Madrid.
Minute 46: Boyer’s missed chance in Elche’s draw was all too clear, having been assisted by compatriot Fernandez Mercau.
The second part has begun.
The first half is over: Real Madrid hang on for a 1-0 win at Elche in a really entertaining match at the moment.
45th minute: Another five minutes were added.
Minute 44: The encounter was repeated, already with the spectator in question in good condition.
Minute 41: The match is stopped due to a medical problem of a spectator.
Minute 37: 1-0 down to Real Madrid, showing some great collective play in attack this weekend.
30th minute: Lunin’s big save to prevent Elche from equalizing: Niko Fernandez Merkau tried a powerful shot from outside the area but the Ukrainian managed to push away for a corner.
25th minute: Another disallowed goal against Real Madrid: VAR stepped in to disallow David Alaba’s superb goal for offside by Karim Benzema, who had assisted the Austrian.
Minute 20: Good chance for Elche: Tete Morende lays the ball up for a volley after a corner, but his shot misses the target which is saved by Lunin.
Minute 11: Real Madrid’s goal! Federico Valverde made it 1-0 with a superb left-footed shot from the edge of the box, on a ball that was served up after a rebound from Mascarel. Before Benzema touched the goal, after an overflow from Vinicius: the Frenchman’s shot was almost blocked on the line by a defender.
YOU ARE CRAZY FEDERICO! Valverde made a terrific shot from outside the area to make it 1-0 for Real Madrid vs. Come on.
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Minute 10: The match is entertaining, with Elche all too excited to go on the offensive with several men, with little respect for Real Madrid.
Minute 5: It looked as if Benzema had made it 1-0 to Ancelotti’s men after some great collective play in which the Frenchman only had to nudge the ball towards goal, but there was an earlier offside by Vinicius that ruled it all out.
Don’t shout it, Cat. Benzema converted to make it 1-0 for Real Madrid but it was canceled out by Vinicius’ offside.
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Minute 4: Real Madrid controlled possession in the opening minutes and only tried to finish the game with Valverde’s cross which went straight into the hands of Edgar Badia.
Minute 0: The match started at the Martínez Valero stadium.
Benzema premiered his Ballon d’Or. The Frenchman will play his first game since being recognized at last Monday’s gala, and will become, along with team-mate Luka Modric, the only two other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win it since 2008.
Real Madrid’s XI
Andriy Lunin? Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba? Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric? Rodrigo, Karim Benzema, Vinicius.
Elche alignment
Edgar Badia? Tete Morente, Gonzalo Verdú, Helibelton Palacios, Carlos Clerc; Pedro Bigas, Raúl Guti, Omar Mascarell, Pere Milla, Nicolás Fernández Mercau; Lucas Boyer.
How to watch Real Madrid vs. Elche? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming
- Day: Wednesday, October 19
- Time: 21:00 from Spain (4:00 PM in Argentina, 3:00 PM in the Eastern United States, and 2:00 PM in CDMX)
- Stage: Martinez Valero, Elche
- TV channels:
- Argentina: ESPN2
- Spain: DAZN
- USA: ESPN+
- Mexico: Sky HD
- flow:
- Spain: DAZN
- USA: fuboTV
- Mexico: blue to go
- Argentina: Star+
