Thanks to a header from the Brazilian Eder Militao in the discount,
Real Madrid he saved a point in his stadium against Elche (2-2) to maintain his advantage at the head of LaLiga, in a game in which Karim Benzema retired injured shortly before game time.
Despite being two goals behind, after Elche went ahead with goals from Argentine Lucas Boyé (42) and Pere Milla (76), Real Madrid appealed to their fighting spirit, drawing with goals from Croatian Luka Modric , penalty (82) and the Brazilian Éder Militao (90 + 2).
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Real Madrid’s goals came when Benzema, the Whites’ top scorer this season (27 goals in 33 games played), had already retired due to an apparent muscle injury… setting off all the alarms at the Bernabéu, since in three weeks the Real Madrid will play the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Paris SG.
Lucas Vázquez lamented Real Madrid’s lack of accuracy against Elche, with 23 shots and eight on target.
“It has been difficult, in the end we have to leave happy because we were 0-2. The team has once again shown a lot of courage and desire to win, it is true that we lacked success in the last stretch throughout the game, we had enough chances to take the three points but seeing how the match went, we have to be satisfied with the draw”, he said.
With this result, Real Madrid maintains a four-point lead over Sevilla, who on Saturday also drew 0-2 against Celta.
The Brazilian Vinícius Junior received against Elche in the 72nd minute for a foul on Pere Milla, his fifth warning in LaLiga Santander that causes a penalty match and his absence on the next day against Granada.
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