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Real Madrid vs. Elche: Madrid match result and recap with goals from Benzema, Modric and Asensio

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February 15, 2023

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Real Madrid vs. Elche: Madrid match result and recap with goals from Benzema, Modric and Asensio

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Benzema scored in the first half.

His return Real Madrid to The championship after his end at the Club World Cup was big: Carlo Ancelotti’s side crushed the Come on 4-0, with goals from Karim Benzema twice (with penalties in both cases), Marco Asensio and Luka Modric.

From the first minute, the local team dominated the Bernabeu, making their debut in the world champion with mastery: only the goalkeeper Edgar Badía, one of the figures despite conceding four goals, was that the teams of the last division of La Liga they didn’t get an even bigger win.

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How was Real Madrid vs. Elche? Final score

Equipment	1 T	2T	Final
Real Madrid	3	1	4
Come on	0	0	0

Objectives:

RMA – M. Asensio – Min. 8.
RMA – K. Benzema – Min. 31.
RMA – K. Benzema – Min. 45+1.
RMA – L. Modric – Min. 80.

Real Madrid vs. Come, live

End of match: Real Madrid beat Elche 4-0.

90 minutes. Two minutes added.

Minute 89. As in the semi-final of the Club World Cup, Arribas almost found the target: this time a defender blocked the Real Madrid player’s shot after some great team play.

Minute 84. Mariano’s reprimand at Real Madrid.

81 minutes. Real Madrid’s latest change: Sergio Arribas replaces Marco Asensio.

Luka Modric’s goal in Real Madrid vs. Come on

Minute 80. Goal Real Madrid! It seemed inevitable that Real Madrid would be kept goalless in this second half and Luka Modric made it happen with a stunning shot, curled in for a corner.

And the wizard appeared 🧙‍♂️

his big goal @lukamodric10 #LaLigaEnDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/VnBYnjWR1t

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) February 15, 2023

THE 10 FOR REAL MADRID: Modric’s spectacular shot for the fourth vs. Elche party at the Bernabeu.

📺 Check it out #The championship with #ESPNenStarPlus pic.twitter.com/F4VmLZvRMr

– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) February 15, 2023

Minute 77. Fourth change at Real Madrid: Mariano replaces Karim Benzema.

Minute 74. Now it was Klerk who saved Elche: he took the ball from Asensio just as the striker cut in for the fourth goal.

Minute 73. Last change at Elche: Paul Lirola replaces Diego Gonzalez.

Minute 72. Diego Gonzalez scolded Elche.

Minute 68. Three changes for Real Madrid: Luka Modric, Aurélien Tchouameni and Álvaro Odriozola replaced Dani Carvajal, Fede Valverde and Dani Ceballos.

Minute 66. Lucas Boyer replaced Randy Deka, who was injured.

Minute 63. Real Madrid’s dominance in this area is complete, but every approach in the Elche area ends up falling against the wall that Badia has become.

Minute 57. Three changes at Elche: Pape Cheikh, Gonzalo Verdú and Tete Morente replaced Raúl Guti, Fidel and Enzo Roco.

Minute 53. Badia’s show doesn’t stop in the second half: the keeper now saves a shot from Benzema, who is looking for his first hat-trick of the season.

Minute 52. Gerard Gumbau scolded at Elche.

minute 51. Badía’s fifth save, again before Rodrygo’s still-unscored but brilliant shot.

50 minutes. Despite the crushing defeat, Badía’s performance in the Elche goal is very good: the keeper popped up again to prevent Rodrygo’s superb goal.

Minute 47. Real Madrid are already pressing again, with another shot from Valverde looking for his seventh goal of the 2022-2023 La Liga season.

The second half began.

End of first half: Real Madrid beat Elche 3-0.

Karim Benzema’s second goal in Real Madrid vs. Come on

Minute 45+1. Real Madrid’s goal! Once again Karim Benzema converted, with a shot almost identical to the previous one, but against the other side. Badía guessed the place but failed to stop.

DOUBLE FOR KARIM! Rodrigo was brought down in the area after a foul and Benzema once again took it upon himself to hit the post to send Real Madrid 3-0 up. #LaLigaxESPN.

📺 Check it out #The championship with #ESPNenStarPlus pic.twitter.com/1PQN5O3MuP

– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) February 15, 2023

minute 45. 2 minutes added.

Minute 44. Penalty for Real Madrid: Diego Gonzalez fouls Rodrigo.

Minute 42. Alaba’s effort with a very strong shot from a free-kick, went close to the goal which was defended by Badia.

Minute 37. Here comes Elche, who when released look like they can hurt Real Madrid. A counterattack with several players was completed by Jose Angel from the right, with a shot that narrowly missed.

Karim Benzema’s first goal in Real Madrid vs. Come on

Minute 31. Goal Real Madrid! Karim Benzema scored from the penalty spot with a very powerful shot, high and wide.

He got nervous @benzema

God where did he send the ball 👏#LaLigaEnDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/i0hRbUE5hE

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) February 15, 2023

PENALTY GOAL! Benzema opened his foot and nailed the ball into the opposite corner of Badia’s shot to make it 2-0 against Elche. #LaLigaxESPN.

📺 Check it out #The championship with #ESPNenStarPlus pic.twitter.com/FwfJSiM47M

– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) February 15, 2023

30 minutes. Penalty for Real Madrid, by Enzo Rocco. The Chilean footballer of Elche was reprimanded.

23 minutes. Ezequiel Ponce was beaten and treated by the doctors, but now it seems that he is able to continue.

21 minutes. Badía’s figure is growing, now with two saves on shots at Fede Valverde’s goal. Real Madrid are very close to extending their advantage.

16 minutes. Once again Benzema came close to scoring: this time with a header from Rodrigo’s cross.

12 minutes. The Rodrigo-Benzema connection appeared again: Badia held the Frenchman’s shot, which appeared on the left side.

minute 10. Elche look to respond and almost equalize through a set piece that resulted in Fidel’s shot.

Marco Asensio’s goal in Real Madrid vs. Come on

Minute 8. Goal Real Madrid! Marco Asensio’s terrific goal, receiving the ball close to the area, eluded two defenders and produced a diagonal shot that was impossible for Edgar Badia.

IN THE KITCHEN 🔥

his big goal @marcoasensio10 to put before @Real Madrid before him @elchecf #LaLigaEnDAZN ⚽ pic.twitter.com/B8ZD0dc4MA

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) February 15, 2023

ASENSIO’S GOAL! The Madrid midfielder took on himself and tackled at full speed to filter into the area and set up with class to make it 1-0 against Elche in #LaLigaxESPN.

📺 Check it out #The championship with #ESPNenStarPlus pic.twitter.com/PKXxo1D2ws

– SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) February 15, 2023

minute 4. Real Madrid came close to scoring twice: first Benzema was unable to push the back ball in front of goal after a pass from Rodrigo, then Militao unleashed a powerful shot from outside the area that went close to the post.

minute 3. Madrid are already dominant in attack, looking for Carvajal’s overflow. Elche leans back close to his target.

The match has begun!

The teams took to the pitch and a minute’s silence was observed in memory of the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Earlier, Karim Benzema showed the Real Madrid crowd the trophy won at the Club World Cup held in Morocco.

WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆@benzema gave the title acquired by @Real Madrid to all the fans at the Santiago Bernabéu 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/UIAunVHrvd

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) February 15, 2023

Confirmed composition. Madrid already have their starting line-up. Nacho will be on the left side. Valverde, Camavinga and Ceballos will be the midfield. Asensio, starting with Benzema and Rodrigo.

📋 ✅ Our initial 𝗫𝗜 🆚 @elchecf! #RealMadridElche | @UnicajaBanco pic.twitter.com/mrYfSDteht

— Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) February 15, 2023

I got suspended. The Brazilian striker will not be able to be in the game against Elche as he is suspended for accumulating yellow cards. Rodrigo is expected to continue at the front of the attack, along with Valverde and Benzema.

Elche’s starting line-up

Edgar Badia? Carmona, Enzo Roco, Lisandro Magallán, Diego González, Carlos Clerc; Raúl Guti, Gerard Gumbau; Fidel, Randy Nteka; Ezekiel Ponce.

Real Madrid’s starting line-up

Andriy Lunin? Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Nacho? Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos; Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema and Rodrigo.

How to watch Real Madrid vs. Elche? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming

Day: Wednesday, February 15
Time: 9:00 PM ES (2:00 PM CDMX | 3:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM AR)
Stage: Santiago Bernabeu
TV channels:
- Spain: DAZN La Liga
- Argentina: ESPN2
- USA: ESPN Sports
- Mexico: Sky HD
Flow:
- Spain: DAZN
- Argentina: Star+
- USA: ESPN+
- Mexico: Blue to Go

Author:

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Source: Sporting News

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The former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation is wanted in Ukraine

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December 25, 2025

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The former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation is wanted in Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has placed the former president of the Ukrainian Football Federation (UAF) on the wanted list. Andrei Pavelko. This comes from Ukrainian data Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the database, Pavelko is accused of two criminal articles: embezzlement, misappropriation of property or misappropriation of property through abuse of office, committed on a large scale or by an organized group, as well as official forgery.

On October 9, it became known that the former UAF president had been indicted on new charges. As clarified by the Strana publication, the investigation believes that Pavelko and a group of other Ukrainian football officials took possession of 9.32 million euros, which UAF received from the Union of European Football Associations (of UEFA) in 2015-2016.

Pavelko had previously been accused of carrying out bribery schemes during the construction of a plant to produce artificial turf for football pitches. In this case, the president of the association was arrested in November 2022, but managed to get bail. In June 2023 he was arrested again; only in February 2024 did he win the appeal and was released. In the same year, according to Ukrainian AveragePavelko traveled abroad, submitting a certificate of disability. Then “Strana” associated the persecution of Pavelko with the fact that Vladimir Zelensky was pressuring him to force him to hand over the position of president of the association to Ukrainian footballer Andrei Shevchenko, who eventually led the UAF in January 2024.

Source: Soccer Ru

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The RFU does not rule out Karpin merging the posts again

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December 25, 2025

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The RFU does not rule out Karpin merging the posts again

Russian Football Federation (RFU) does not rule out an agreement with the coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin reconciling work in the national team and the club. The Secretary General spoke about it in an interview RFU Maxim Mitrofanov.

In November Karpin announced his departure from Dinamo Moscow; he had been working at the club since June. Later, in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel, he ruled out a future combination.

“Never say ‘never’, everything happens in life,” Mitrofanov said in response to the question of whether he agreed RFU once again combining Karpin. — Basic RFU against the combination of the work of the national team and club coaches. But during the period of exclusion from official competitions this combination is in some cases possible; several coaches, even at the helm of the national teams, combine their work with that of the club”.

“If we talk about the normal competitive period in which the federation and its team should exist, the combination is impossible, the coach and his staff must be completely focused on the team and solving the assigned tasks. We do not know whether Valery Georgievich will ever contact us again with the question of the combination. I don’t think he knows it either. But it seems to me that he himself has drawn important conclusions and expressed them. The combination places a greater burden on the football team. There, too, they must correctly evaluate their capabilities. When a coach is in the national team, objectively he cannot deal with club matters,” Mitrofanov added.

Previously, Karpin also combined work in the national team and Rostov, but left the club in February this year.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 20 television channels were blocked for illegally broadcasting matches

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December 25, 2025

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 20 television channels were blocked for illegally broadcasting matches

The media market regulator of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended the work of about two dozen television channels that were broadcasting matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament in Morocco without a license. This was reported by the Okapi radio station.

By decision of the Supreme Council of Audiovisual Media of the DRC, the broadcast ban on these television channels will last 45 days. The Council noted that these Average guilty of signal piracy and illegal transmission of legally protected content, including CAN matches. Therefore, the rules regulating the functioning of audiovisual communications, as well as copyright, have been seriously violated.

The temporarily banned TV channels are recorded in the largest Congolese cities, including the capital Kinshasa.

The Africa Cup of Nations football matches started on December 21st and will end on January 18th. Teams from 24 African countries are participating in the tournament. The matches take place in six cities in Morocco.

The first CAS championship took place in 1957. Since 1968 the tournament has been held every two years. It is considered the main African football championship among national teams.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.