19
21:22
Elche is awarded a free kick on the left half-field, but the cross only reaches a Madrilenian, who maneuvers the ball out of the danger zone. Moose rebuilds.
17
21:20
After a wrong pass by Kroos, Elche can keep the ball in their own ranks and calm the game down a bit. Real is waiting for a counterattack.
14
21:17
The Champions League winner is now in charge: Rodrygo dribbles in the penalty area and is marginally brought down, but the referee’s whistle remains silent.
11.
21:13
Tooor for Real Madrid, 0:1 by Federico Valverde
Real takes the lead! Benzema almost takes the lead at Real after Vinícius Júnior ignites the turbo on the left and passes to Benzema. The Frenchman is blocked at the last moment and the rebound comes in a roundabout way to Valverde, who has too much space from a central position of 16 meters and throws a powerful half-high into the left corner!
9.
21:11
After the offside goal, Elche now also comes into dangerous zones, but acts too imprecisely in the last third. Pere Milla’s pass doesn’t reach the player – Real can easily clarify. The bottom of the table is keeping up well so far!
6.
21:10
The ball fidgets in the home team’s net for the first time, but the linesman raises the flag! Real combines through the center and a deep pass reaches Vinicius Júnior on the left side of the penalty area. This puts across the Ballon d’Or winner Benzema, who only has to push in. But Vinícius had started a little too early.
4.
21:06
Los Blancos run the ball well but are attacked early on by the aggressively defending Elche. Real is struggling up to this point in the game structure.
2.
21:03
Real took charge straight away, reaching through the left winger and Vinícius Júnior, but he was white-coated by a defender.
1.
21:02
The ball rolls! Referee Gil Manzano has approved the game, in which Elche will play in white jerseys and Real in black jerseys.
20:42
Elche’s new coach Almirón made three changes to his starting XI compared to the Valencia game on the previous day: Boyé, Fernández Marcau and Gonzalo Verdú are newcomers to the team, which will probably play in the 5-4-1 system again. Ancelotti also makes slight adjustments to Real’s starting eleven compared to “El Classico”: Rodrygo and German national player Rüdiger are allowed to play for Mendy and Tchouaméni from the start today. The royals will probably start as usual in the 4-3-3 system.
20:33
Real Madrid, on the other hand, are at the top of the table and beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in front of their home crowd at “El Classico” last weekend. The Royals are three points behind arch-rivals from Catalonia at Platz an der Sonne. Goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo ensured the prestigious home win. The former was also able to celebrate another triumph: The French star striker from Madrid was rightly named the best footballer in the world with the “Ballon d’Or” and can prove this today in the away game in Elche.
20:23
After the miserable start to the season, Elche has already changed coaches. Last weekend Jorge Almirón coached the team for the first time this season and was able to draw 2-2 in Valencia. Pere Milla tied a brace in the game and was able to draw attention to himself. The bottom of the table was also able to draw in the previous week, so that he has been unbeaten for at least two games. So the trend for moose is clearly pointing upwards.
20:13
The omens in this game could hardly be clearer: Elche CF are still without a win after nine games and are trailing by just three points in 20th place in the table. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have not lost a game of the season and only dropped points in one game. With 25 points from nine games, the reigning Champions League winner has an almost perfect haul of points. Anything but a win for Los Blancos today would be a big surprise!
19:58
Welcome to the tenth match day of La Liga, where bottom-placed Elche CF meets leaders Real Madrid at 9pm!