2022-01-23
Thanks to a header from the Brazilian Eder Militao in the discount, Real Madrid saved a point in his stadium once morest Elche (2-2) to maintain their advantage at the head of LaLiga, in a game in which Karim Benzema he retired injured shortly before game time.
This is how the table of positions in the Spanish league goes
Despite being two goals behind, following the Elche He will go ahead with the goals of the Argentine Lucas Boye (42) and Pears Milla (76), the white team appealed to their combative spirit, tied with the Croatian’s goals Luka Modric, penalty (82) and Military (90+2).
The goals of Real Madrid they arrived when Benzema, the club’s top scorer this season (27 goals in 33 games played), had already retired due to an apparently muscular injury and setting off all the alarms at the Bernabéu, since in three weeks the merengue will play the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions once morest PSG.
It is worth mentioning that Benzema had to open the scoring at minute 33 when the referee awarded a penalty in favor of his team. However, the French striker sent his shot from above and missed his first maximum penalty as a madridista since he arrived in 2009.
With this result, the team that leads Carlo Ancelotti maintains the four points of advantage over the Sevilla, which on Saturday also equalized once morest Celta.
Third in the table is the other Sevillian team, the Betis (40 points), and closes the Champions area on Atletico Madrid (36).
In the other match played this Sunday, between two clubs that are fighting not to be immersed in the fight for permanence, Osasuna (11th) won 2-0 at Granada (14th), which is only five points above the relegation zone
Confirmed lineups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Hazard, Vinicius and Benzema.
Elche: Edgar Badia; Palacios, Gonzalo Verdú, Diego González, Mojica; Morente, Raul Guti, Gumbau, Pere Milla; Lucas Perez and Lucas Bolle.
