La Liga: Real Madrid manages to draw 2-2 with Elche after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MADRID. Real Madrid manages to recover against Elche with a goal on the L. Boye 43' and a goal on the P. Milla 76'.
MADRID. Real Madrid manages to recover against Elche with a goal on the L. Boye 43′ and a goal on the P. Milla 76′. Real Madrid was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%)
K. Benzema missed a decisive penalty (32′). That would have allowed Real Madrid to win the match.
K. Benzema missed 1 penalty (32′) for Real Madrid.
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In the presence of 39,746 spectators. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who had the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 65% while Elche was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Real Madrid was more aggressive with 105 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Real Madrid to win the match.
Real Madrid shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (E. Militao, Vinicius Junior and D. Alaba). On the opposite side, Elche received 1 yellow card (Fidel).
After this match, Real Madrid will have 49 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Elche will have 22 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
Fidel
Tete Morente
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32'32'
K. Benzema
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43'43'
L. Boye
Fidel
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52'52'
Eden Hazard (Penalty cancelled)
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54'54'
Éder Militão
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55'55'
Fidel
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58'58'
Luka Jović
Karim Benzema
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63'63'
Rodrygo
Toni Kroos
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72'72'
Vinicius Junior
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76'76'
Pere Milla
Lucas Boyé
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79'79'
F. Valverde
Lucas
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79'79'
Isco
Eden Hazard
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81'81'
David Alaba (Penalty confirmed)
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82'82'
Luka Modric (Penalty)
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88'88'
Josan
Lucas Pérez
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90'90'
Éder Militão
Vinicius Junior
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90'90'
David Alaba
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Madrid will host Granada on the 6th of February with a 16-1 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).
Elche will host Deportivo Alavés on the 5th of February with a 2-2 head to head record.
Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti chose to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Vázquez , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Eden Hazard , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 4 changes: K. Benzema for L. Jovic (58′), T. Kroos for Rodrygo (64′), Lucas for F. Valverde (79′) and E. Hazard for Isco (81′).
Top player: Casemiro
Probably the most impressive player in Real Madrid was Casemiro.
His rating is with 66 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Elche: Formation and Lineups
Elche started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Edgar Badia , Helibelton Palacios , Gonzalo Verdú , Diego González , Johan Mojica , Jose Morente , Raúl Guti , Gerard Gumbau , Pere Milla , Lucas Boyé and Lucas Pérez .
Substitutes
Elche made 2 changes: Tete Morente for Fidel (26′) and L. Perez for Josan (88′).
Top player: Lucas Boyé
The player who no doubt impressed Elche the most was Lucas Boyé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 25.
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