All Goals Real Madrid vs Elche C.F.
Real Madrid is back at the Bernabéu to take on Elche, under the obligation to secure three points and keep their championship hopes alive.
89´GOAL! Arda, what on earth have you just done?! A textbook counter-attack; the Turk looks up, spots the keeper off his line, and unleashes a thunderbolt from his own backyard... from over 30 yards out! Straight into the top-left corner! The Bernabéu is erupting for the boy genius! Real Madrid 4, Elche 1.
85´Elche pull one back with a massive stroke of luck. Dreadful fortune for Manuel Ángel, who, in an attempt to clear the ball, ends up diverting it into the back of his own net. We’ve got a game on our hands at Chamartín! Real Madrid 3, Elche 1. Don’t go anywhere, this is heating up!
66´The White Tower has risen! Dean Huijsen makes it three with an unstoppable header. A pinpoint delivery from Daniel Yáñez on a set-piece from the wing, which the Dutch center-back powers home right against the post. It’s a complete rout at Chamartín: Real Madrid 3, Elche 0!
44' Don't give him an inch or he'll punish you! Fede Valverde delivers an absolute masterpiece for Madrid's second. Fran García laid it off for the Uruguayan, who unleashed a right-footed rocket from the edge of the area. The ball traveled with devastating power, nesting right into the top right corner. Total flight from "El Halcón"! Real Madrid 2, Elche 0.
39' The Berlin Wall has arrived! Antonio Rüdiger nets the opener at the Bernabéu. Following a set-piece delivery, the German center-back found the ball in the heart of the box and, without a second thought, unleashed a clinical right-footed strike that flew straight into the top left corner. Unstoppable for the keeper! The deadlock is broken: Real Madrid 1, Elche 0.
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The Whites host Elche CF on matchday 28 of LaLiga with a clear mission: to secure all three points and stay in the title race.
Álvaro Arbeloa's side face their second consecutive home game in just four days, amidst a particularly demanding stretch of the schedule. The Whites are hunting for their 21st league victory—a result that would allow them to keep the pressure on at the top of the table.
The match also comes in the middle of a pivotal week for the Madrid club. Real Madrid are currently in the midst of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Manchester City. After securing a commanding 3-0 win in the first leg at the Bernabéu, the team must now defend that lead next Tuesday in the return leg.
