ELCHE, SPAINโค – Real Madridโข stumbled to a shocking 2-2 draw againstโ newly promoted Elche on Sunday night, โขrelinquishing the La Liga lead to Barcelona. The result marks Real Madrid’sโค third consecutive match without a win and a notable setback in their title defense.
The match at โthe Martรญnez Valero stadium featured a trio of Elcheโข playersโฃ – รlvaro Rodriguez,Victor โChust,and Aleix Febas – โfacing their former club,having all progressed throughโ Real Madrid’s youth system,La Fรกbrica. While Chust and Rodrรญguez each made โขthree and ten appearances respectively for Real Madrid’s first team, โFebas’ career stalled at the Castilla level. Despite the personal connection for these players, Elche managed to secure a point against a weakened but still star-studded Real Madrid side.
Real Madrid was without several key players due to injury. Daniel Carvajal and โFranco Mastantuono remained unfit,โ while Eder Militรฃo and David Alaba sustained injuries during the international break – Alaba didn’t even feature for Austria. Aurรฉlien Tchouamรฉni and Antonio Rรผdiger were back in training but not deemedโฃ fit enough to play, though Kylian Mbappรฉ, Eduardo Camavinga, and Dean Huijsen were available after returning early from their national โteams due to injury concerns.
Barcelona currently tops the La Liga table following a 4-0 victory over Athletic Club. โขReal Madrid’s next challenge will be to regain their form and the league lead as they โคcontinue a stretch of seven consecutive away games. The match was followed live by fans on the REAL TOTAL live ticker and on DAZN.