Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Real Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Elche
  • 53': Aleix Febas
  • 84': Álvaro Rodríguez
  • Red Card 90'+6': Víctor Chust
FT
2 - 2
Real Madrid
  • 78': Dean Huijsen
  • 87': Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham goal bails out Real Madrid, saves point

Jude Bellingham's late equaliser saw Real Madrid snatch a point from a dramatic 2-2 draw at Elche to edge clear of rivals Barcelona at the top of LaLiga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 5': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
  • 5': Foul by Grady Diangana (Elche).
  • 5': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Asencio.
  • 13': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
  • 13': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. André Silva (Elche) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Germán Valera with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Héctor Fort (Elche).
  • 15': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Chust.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by André Silva.
  • 18': Delay in match (Real Madrid).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Germán Valera.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
  • 23': Foul by Marc Aguado (Elche).
  • 23': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 24': Grady Diangana (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fran García.
  • 28': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 28': Victor Chust (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Grady Diangana.
  • 38': Attempt saved. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Germán Valera (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Germán Valera.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 43': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid).
  • 43': Marc Aguado (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Elche 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Elche 0, Real Madrid 0.
  • 46': Foul by André Silva (Elche).
  • 46': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 47': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marc Aguado.
  • 49': André Silva (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
  • 50': Aleix Febas (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Arda Güler (Real Madrid).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 53': Goal! Elche 1, Real Madrid 0. Aleix Febas (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Germán Valera with a through ball.
  • 55': Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Rafa Mir (Elche).
  • 57': Foul by David Affengruber (Elche).
  • 57': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': David Affengruber (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Dani Ceballos.
  • 57': Substitution, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior replaces Rodrygo.
  • 57': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Fran García.
  • 64': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Arda Güler.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, Elche. Martim Neto replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 66': Substitution, Elche. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Héctor Fort.
  • 66': Foul by André Silva (Elche).
  • 66': Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid).
  • 67': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Victor Chust (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Álvaro Núñez.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa.
  • 77': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Marc Aguado.
  • 78': Goal! Elche 1, Real Madrid 1. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces André Silva.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Adrià Pedrosa (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Rodríguez.
  • 80': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
  • 80': Victor Chust (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martim Neto.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Martim Neto (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Núñez with a headed pass.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 82': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
  • 82': Germán Valera (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Léo Pétrot replaces Germán Valera.
  • 83': Substitution, Elche. Federico Redondo replaces Marc Aguado.
  • 84': Goal! Elche 2, Real Madrid 1. Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martim Neto with a headed pass following a fast break.
  • 86': Foul by Federico Redondo (Elche).
  • 86': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Dean Huijsen with a headed pass.
  • 87': Goal! Elche 2, Real Madrid 2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Álvaro Carreras.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Iñaki Peña (Elche).
  • 88': Aleix Febas (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iñaki Peña.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gonzalo García (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Victor Chust (Elche).
  • 90'+6': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second yellow card to Victor Chust (Elche) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iñaki Peña (Elche). Assisted by Gonzalo García.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Elche 2, Real Madrid 2.
  • 90'+9': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Elche 2, Real Madrid 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 5
51.5 Possession 48.5
20 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
440 Accurate Passes 406
489 Passes 474
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 4
29 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
29 Long Balls 43
17 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 5
23 Effective Clearances 26
23 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Attendance: 31,024

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 17 +29 43
2 Real Madrid 17 +18 39
3 Villarreal 15 +18 35
4 Atlético Madrid 17 +14 34
Full Table

Line-Ups

ELC Elche (5-3-2)

No. Name
13 Iñaki Peña (GK)
22 David Affengruber Yellow Card
23 Víctor Chust Yellow Card
15 Álvaro Núñez
11 Germán Valera
39 Héctor Fort
8 Marc Aguado
14 Aleix Febas
19 Grady Diangana
9 André Silva
10 Rafa Mir
Elche Substitutes:
Adam Boayar, Matías Dituro, Rodrigo Mendoza, Yago Alonso, Martim Neto, Federico Redondo, John Donald, Adrià Pedrosa, Bambo Diaby, Pedro Bigas, Álvaro Rodríguez, Léo Pétrot.

RMA Real Madrid (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
24 Dean Huijsen
18 Álvaro Carreras
17 Raúl Asencio
19 Dani Ceballos
15 Arda Güler
5 Jude Bellingham
20 Fran García
12 Trent Alexander-Arnold
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Rodrygo
Real Madrid Substitutes:
Brahim Díaz, Federico Valverde, Vinícius Júnior, Eduardo Camavinga, Gonzalo García, Ferland Mendy, Endrick, Sergio Mestre, Andriy Lunin.

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