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Santiago Bernabéu · 71,048 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Real Madrid dispatch Elche to go within a point of Barcelona

Federico Valverde's golden streak continued as he scored his fourth goal in nine days during a starring role in Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Elche.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
52.6
Possession
47.4
11
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
465
Accurate Passes
424
531
Passes
480
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
32
Long Balls
46
13
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
15
27
Tackles
23
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
6
13
Effective Clearances
16
13
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:09 Real Madrid beats Elche 4-1 at home Watch on ESPN 00:53 Antonio Rüdiger slots in the goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 01:09 Federico Valverde with a Spectacular Goal Watch on ESPN 00:51 Dean Huijsen finds the back of the net for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 45Thiago PitarchCM-R
  8. 6Eduardo CamavingaLM
  9. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazCF-R

ELC · 5-3-2

  1. 1Matías DituroG
  2. 23Víctor ChustCD
  3. 21Léo PétrotCD-L
  4. 22David AffengruberCD-R
  5. 11Germán ValeraLB
  6. 42Buba SangaréRB
  7. 5Federico RedondoCM
  8. 14Aleix FebasCM-L
  9. 24Lucas CepedaCM-R
  10. 9André SilvaCF-L
  11. 16Martim NetoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Substitution, Elche. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Buba Sangaré because of an injury.
  2. 39' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Elche 0. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 44' Goal! Real Madrid 2, Elche 0. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fran García.
  4. 55' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  6. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Federico Valverde.
  7. 58' Substitution, Real Madrid. Daniel Yáñez replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  8. 61' Substitution, Real Madrid. Diego Aguado replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  9. 62' Germán Valera (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, Real Madrid. Manuel Ángel replaces Brahim Díaz.
  11. 64' Substitution, Real Madrid. César Palacios replaces Thiago Pitarch.
  12. 64' Substitution, Elche. Rafa Mir replaces Lucas Cepeda.
  13. 64' Substitution, Elche. Marc Aguado replaces Federico Redondo.
  14. 64' Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Léo Pétrot.
  15. 66' David Affengruber (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 66' Goal! Real Madrid 3, Elche 0. Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Yáñez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  17. 74' Substitution, Elche. Pedro Bigas replaces David Affengruber.
  18. 74' Substitution, Elche. Grady Diangana replaces Martim Neto.
  19. 85' Own Goal by Manuel Ángel, Real Madrid. Real Madrid 3, Elche 1.
  20. 88' Rafa Mir (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 89' Goal! Real Madrid 4, Elche 1. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top left corner following a fast break.

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