Real Madrid v Elche - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Elche from the Di Stefano stadium. Real Madrid are eight points off leaders Atletico.
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End of match
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95'FT: RM 2-1 Elche!! All over at the Di Stefano stadium!! After a dull first half, it livened up in the second. RM had a penalty shout turned down and Dani Calvo headed Elche ahead. Benzema levelled for RM after 73 minutes and then struck again in stoppage time to give 'Los Blancos' the three points. I think Elche deserved something from that.
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94'Josema fouls Rodrygo 25 yards out and RM have a free-kick. That will be that.
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93'Rodrygo goes through and hits wide, but the flag is up!
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92'Benzema has got RM out of jail there. Elche have put in a great showing and Zidane's men have been nowhere near their best. A draw would be fair.
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 91'
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Statistics of K. Benzema in Primera División34230.68920
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91'Benzema makes it 2-1!!!! That's cruel on Elche. A ball into the box is headed by Rodrygo to Benzema, he plays a lovely one-two with Rodrygo before firing past Badia.
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89'Nacho shoots from inside the D, it's spilt by Badia, but he then regathers!
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88'RM want a winner, but Elche have gone defensive now and are looking to protect the draw. A draw would be fair.
Substitution
at Elche
Substitution
at Elche
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87'Elche double sub: Josema on for Fidel and Gonzalez replaces Guti.
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85'Modric has a pop from distance which goes well over.
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83'Casemiro!!! Nacho's cross in from the far side is headed onto the top of the net by the Brazilian.
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78'Casemiro!! Rodrygo and Benzema combine and then Casemiro's effort flies narrowly wide!
Substitution
at Elche
Substitution
at Elche
Substitution
at Real Madrid
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75'RM sub: Hazard for Vinicius.
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75'Elche sub: Mfulu for Boye.
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 73'
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Statistics of K. Benzema in Primera División34230.68920
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73'Benzema levels for the hosts and that's fair! Kroos takes a corner short to Modric and his ball in his headed in from close range by Benzema! Badia can't keep it out and it's all square!
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71'Another RM ball in which comes to nothing.
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70'A ball into the box is headed wide by Casemiro!!
Yellow card
a Elche
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69'Carrillo booked for a foul on Benzema.
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63'RM triple sub: Modric is on for Valverde. Ramos and Isco are also replaced by Rodrygo and Kroos.
Goaaaaaal!
de Elche en el 61'
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Statistics of Dani Calvo in Primera División2320.09030
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61'Elche get a corner and score!!! Unbelievable!! The corner comes in, Calvo heads, the ball hits the bar and goes in!
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60'It's not offside, but the VAR doesn't think it's a pen so the offside call remains. Carrillo wasn't off and the ball game from Mendy so couldn't be off anyway.
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58'Carrillo!!! The first shot is saved by the GK, play then continues and Carrillo goes down wanting a penalty, but the flag goes up for offside.
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57'Still 0-0 here and it's a goal kick for Elche.
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55'I think they were both pulling each other. VAR says play on.
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54'A free-kick goes in and Ramos goes down in the box and the referee gives a free-kick to Elche for a foul by Ramos on Marconi. RM wanted a penalty. Six of one and half a dozen of the other for me.
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53'Free-kick to RM after Varane goes down on this near touchline.
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52'RM picking up and they get another corner. Mojica heads Isco's corner out for a throw.
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49'Benzema!! Mendy's scooped pass to Benzema sees him control and then hit the side-netting.
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48'Mendy's cross is blocked by Morente for a corner.
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47'Free-kick to Elche after Morente is brought down.
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46'Back underway here!
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45'HT: RM 0-0 Elche!! No score in Madrid and it's a fair score. The hosts have had more possession, but did very little with it apart from the last five minutes. Elche have just come for a 0-0, but showed more attacking intent towards the end and that's when RM found the spaces. Isco and Benzema have come the closest for RM and Cifuentes made a vital intervention to deny Vinicius. Boye came the closest for Elche, who have lost Barragan to injury. Back soon!
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45'RM get a free-kick. Isco's delivery is headed away and it's HT!
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45'45+1: Valverde's wayward strike sees Casemiro try and direct it goalwards, but he is offside.
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45'Two added minutes.
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45'Great defence by Cifuentes!! Another cross in sees Isco do an air shot and the defender gets there as Vinicius is about to score!
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44'Pinball in the Elche box!! Vazquez's cross isn't dealt with by Verdu, the ball breaks to Casemiro and the shot is deflected behind for a corner.
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42'Elche clear the set piece and now Carrillo fouls Nacho at midfield.
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41'Guti brings down Vazquez and it's an Elche free-kick.
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39'Chance for Elche!! A ball into the box isn't dealt with by Vazquez and an Elche header by Boye is tipped away by Courtois! Elche are attacking more now.
Yellow card
a Real Madrid
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37'Benzema is booked after catching Calvo in the face with his arm off the ball. Incredibly harsh. The Elche man went down really easily and I think there wasn't really anything in that.
Substitution
at Elche
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36'Elche sub: Cifuentes on for Barragan.
Injured
en Elche
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35'Barragan is down again and this looks it will be it.
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34'What a chance for Benzema!!! RM counter, the ball is played to Vinicius who gets into the box, he pìcks out Benzema at the back stick, but the Frenchman hits wide.
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33'Carrillo!!! Mojica sends a ball into the box and Carrillo can't direct his header towards goal. Good chance.
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31'Mendy gets past Morente on this near side and his cross is easy for the GK.
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30'57% possession for the home side.
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27'Isco!!! He hits one from 25 yards and it's straight at Badia! First shot on target.
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26'Very little has changed here. RM are having the ball, Elche are playing for a 0-0 and the hosts are hardly threatening.
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23'Barragan is still not 100%. He's feeling that area again.
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21'Barragan is coming back.
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20'Barragan has pulled a muscle in his left thigh as he tried to clear. No one near him.
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19'Valverde!! Mendy's pass in sees Barragan pick up an injury as he tries to clear and Valverde hits wide.
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16'Free-kick to Elche on this near side.
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14'A long ball finds Benzema, he passes for Vinicius, Elche clear for the corner, but Benzema was offside.
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13'Nacho puts the ball in the back of the net, but the ref had blown the whistle long beforehand as Isco had fouled Calvo. Clear.
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11'RM having the ball, but Elche are not really being threatened.
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9'Casemiro is caught by Carrillo and the hosts have a free-kick in their own half.
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6'Varane!! A RM attack involving Benzema, Valverde and Casemiro ends with Varane booting the ball well over the crossbar.
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5'RM are having the early possession here.
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3'Guti fouls Nacho and it's a free-kick to RM.
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2'Valverde puts a ball into the box and Barragan clears.
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1'RM get us going in the white from right to left! Elche in red.
Start of match
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PRVWThe players come out here!
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PRVWElche make one alteration from the 2-1 win over Sevilla. Mojica for Josema is the only change.
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PRVWRamos, Isco, Valverde and Vinicius are the four changes for RM from the 1-1 draw at Atletico last Sunday. Modric, Kroos, Asensio and Rodrygo are the men to drop out.
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PRVWA reminder that RM host Atalanta on Tuesday in a CL last 16 2nd leg game. They are 0-1 up from the first leg.
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PRVW15 degrees in Madrid and sunny this afternoon.
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PRVWJorge Figueroa Vazquez is the ref while Cesar Soto Grado is the VAR.
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PRVW3rd v 17th. 54pts v 24pts. Elche will drop into the bottom three if Alaves beat Cadiz. They're currently winning 1-0 after 78.
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PRVWElche XI: Badia (GK); Mojica, Calvo, Verdu, Barragan; Fidel, Marcone, Guti, Morente; Boye and Carrillo.
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PRVWRM XI: Courtois (GK); Mendy, Ramos, Varane, Nacho; Isco, Casemiro, Valverde; Vinicius, Benzema and Vazquez.
Pre-match
13 March 2021, 16:15
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez
Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Elche!